Just as fire infuses its essence and clearness into the dry wood, so has God done with man. He has created the human soul and infused His glory into it, and yet in His own essence has remained unchangeable. He hath brought me forth His son in the image of His eternal fatherhood, that I also should be a father and bring forth Him. Thus God dealeth with us. His goodness and His goodness is His love.
Love is the root of all joy and sorrow.
Slavish fear of God is to be put away. The right fear is the fear of losing God. That man is unaware of it, is man's fault, for his taste is so spoilt by feeding on earthly things that he cannot relish God's love. God created the soul after the image of His highest perfection. He issued forth from the treasure-house of the everlasting Fatherhood in which He had rested from all eternity.