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Scheduled as Daily Quote: 1909-01-17
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I felt to-day, as I was painfully conscious of my weakness, the wretchedness of caring for worldly glory. I strongly felt the importance of my previous work, in its good minutes. I had something to go back to. Yes, that is true prayer. To trace, to blaze a path of the best thoughts, of all that is best, highest, accessible to me in the best minutes of understanding life! Then, in the less good minutes, to take shelter under this understanding. Today I understood this with all clarity. I fell very low and saved myself with great joy through the previous, already known, free, happy state of communication only with Him, through the consciousness that I am one of His members. O You who helped me to escape, help me to remain in this condition!

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I felt to-day, as I was painfully conscious of my weakness, the wretchedness of caring for worldly glory. I strongly felt the importance of my previous work, in its good minutes. I had something to go back to. Yes, that is true prayer. To trace, to blaze a path of the best thoughts, of all that is best, highest, accessible to me in the best minutes of understanding life! Then, in the less good minutes, to take shelter under this understanding. Today I understood this with all clarity. I fell very low and saved myself with great joy through the previous, already known, free, happy state of communication only with Him, through the consciousness that I am one of His members. O You who helped me to escape, help me to remain in this condition!

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Romanian

"Am simțit azi, în timp ce constatam cu durere că am conștiința slăbiciunii mele, nemernicia grijii pentru gloria lumească. Am simțit pregnant importanța muncii mele dinainte, în minutele ei bune. Aveam la ce să mă întorc. Da, asta e adevărata rugăciune. Să Iași o urmă, să bătătorești o cărare a celor mai bune gânduri, a tot ce e mai bun, mai înalt, accesibil mie în minutele cele mai bune ale înțelegerii vieții! Apoi, în minutele mai puțin bune, să mă adăpostesc sub aceasta înțelegere. Azi am înțeles asta cu toată limpezimea. Am căzut foarte jos și m-am salvat cu mare bucurie prin starea anterioară, deja cunoscută, liberă, fericită, a comunicării numai cu El, prin conștiința că sunt unul dintre mădularele Lui. O, Tu cel ce m-ai ajutat să scap, ajută-mă să rămân în starea asta!"

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