Lord, there can be no goodness in us, if you withdraw yourself.
No wisdom can benefit us, if you cease to guide us.
No strength can preserve us, if you no longer defend.
No purity can be secure, if you do not guard it.
No watchfulness of our own can protect us, if you do not keep watch.
If you abandon us, we are soon lost and perish. But if you come to us,
with your grace, we are lifted up to live again.
We are weak, but you make us strong.
We are cold and dull, but by you we are set ablaze.
-Thomas a Kempis
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