Part 2 MADAME GUYON: When God begins to purify, very often the soul does not perceive that these operations are intended for his good. Rather, he supposes the contrary. When gold is first placed in the fire, it seems to blacken rather than brighten. The soul being purified senses this also, but he perceives that purity is lost. If active and explicit consent was required, the soul could scarcely give it. No, in fact, he would often withhold it all. All he does now is to remain firm in his passive consent enduring as patiently as possible all these divine operations. In this manner, God purifies a soul from its self-originated and multiplied operations which constitute a great dissimilitude between him and God. This process of purifying may last a long time. But you must not become discouraged. Yield yourself to the divine Spirit until you are wholly absorbed in Him.
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