List of points
At the time of temptation think of the Love that awaits you in heaven: foster the virtue of hope — this is not a lack of generosity.
It is good that you serve God as a son, without payment, generously. But don't worry if at times you think of the reward.
You suffer in this present life, which is a dream, a short dream. Rejoice, because your Father-God loves you so much, and if you put no obstacles in his way, after this bad dream he will give you a good awakening.
Have you never heard the worldly-minded sadly complain that 'each day that passes is a step nearer death'?
It is. And I tell you: rejoice, apostolic soul, for each day that pass brings you closer to Life.
For 'others', death is a stumbling block, a source of terror. For us, death — Life — is an encouragement and a stimulus.
For them it is the end: for us, the beginning.
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