And by this I understood that the Lord regards the servant with pity and not with blame. For this passing life does not ask to be lived without blame and sin. He loves us endlessly, we sin habitually and he exposes us very gently. Then we sorrow and mourn discreetly, turning ourselves to gaze on his mercy, hugging his love and goodness, seeing that he is our medicine and perceiving we do nothing but sin. And so with the humility won by sight of our sin, faithfully aware his everlasting love, thanking and praising him, we please him.
