First, “take God at face value, as God is. Accept God’s good graciousness, as you would a plain, simple soft compress when sick. Take hold of God and press God against your unhealthy self, just as you are.” Second, know how your mind and will play their games: “Stop analyzing yourself or God. You can do without wasting so much of your energy deciding if something is good or bad, grace given or temperament driven, divine or human.” Third, be encouraged: “Offer up your simple naked being to the joyful being of God, for you two are one in grace, although separate by nature.” And finally: “Don’t
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