Brother Lawrence... addressed himself to God, saying: "Lord, I cannot do this unless Thou enablest me," and that he received strength more than sufficient;
Then when he failed in his duty, he only confessed his fault, saying to God, "I shall never do otherwise if You leave me to myself;... You must hinder my failing and mend what is amiss." And after that he gave himself no further uneasiness about it;
...We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speaking to him frankly and plainly, imploring His assistance in our affairs just as they happen, and that God never failed to grant it, as he himself had often experienced.
(The Practice of the Presence of God, quoted in The Night Offices, p. 308)
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