Handbook, or Short Instruction

...of the same mind on one day as on the other / and hear at one time just as at any other.

O Almighty / gracious God / Your
unchanging goodness and truth are higher
than the heavens / and deeper than the ab-
yss / and wider than the earth / before You
all places are one place / and all times are one time /
You fill heaven and earth / and are in
all creatures Creatures: In this historical context, "creatures" refers to all created things in the universe, not just animals. / indeed You are closer to me / than I
am to myself This reflects the classic mystical idea, famously expressed by St. Augustine, that God is more internal to the soul than the soul is to itself. / in You I walk / in You I stand /
to You I surrender myself. Oh / that I might find / feel /
perceive / and taste such goodness and
presence of Yours within me / so may You
work it Yourself through Your Holy Spirit /
which You have poured out abundantly into all creatures /
and into me / Amen. Romans 5 Likely referring to Romans 5:5: "...God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.". Titus 3 Likely referring to Titus 3:6: "...whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior.".

Chapter VII.

I have been instructed through these succes-
sive meditations / that not only are
manifold hindrances being driven out of my
heart / but I have also
learned / how You / gracious Father / come to meet
me with Your gifts / even before I pray / and that
I must [seek] The sentence continues onto the next page. not You / but myself
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