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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James: the absence of the Lord. I used to wake invaded by all sorts of
sad impressions, and I did not find him on my path. To-day he is
with me; and the light cloudiness which covers things is not an
obstacle to my communion with him. I feel the pressure of his
hand, I feel something else which fills me with a serene joy;
shall I dare to speak it out? Yes, for it is the true expression
of what I experience. The Holy Spirit is not merely making me a
visit; it is no mere dazzling apparition which may from one
moment to another spread its wings and leave me in my night, it
is a permanent habitation. He can depart only if he takes me
with him. More than that; he is not other than myself: he is
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