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between me and God, nor Jesus Christ the Righteous. But He has been made sin
for me; all Thy scourges are fallen upon Him. He is more abominable than I,
and, far from abhorring me, He holds Himself honoured that I go to Him and
succour Him.
But He has healed Himself, and still more so will He heal me.
I must add my wounds to His, and join myself to Him; and He will save me in
saving Himself. But this must not be postponed to the future.
Eritis sicut dii scientes bonum et malum.98 Each one creates his god, when
judging, "This is good or bad"; and men mourn or rejoice too much at events.
Do little things as though they were great, because of the majesty of Jesus
Christ who does them in us and who lives our life; and do the greatest
things as though they were little and easy, because of His omnipotence.
554. It seems to me that Jesus Christ only allowed His wounds to be touched
after His resurrection: Noli me tangere.[99] We must unite ourselves only to
His sufferings.
At the Last Supper He gave Himself in communion as about to die; to the
disciples at Emmaus as risen from the dead; to the whole Church as ascended
into heaven.
555. "Compare not thyself with others, but with Me. If thou dost not find Me
in those with whom thou comparest thyself, thou comparest thyself to one who
is abominable. If thou findest Me in them, compare thyself to Me. But whom
wilt thou compare? Thyself, or Me in thee? If it is thyself, it is one who
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