Conscience

Every man has within himself what you call an inner voice; it is what the Spirit calls conscience, that severe judge who presides over all the actions of your life. When man is alone, he listens to that conscience and weighs himself at his just value; often he is ashamed of himself. In that moment he acknowledges God, but ignorance, a fatal counselor, drives him on and puts upon him the mask of pride. He presents himself to you full of his emptiness; he seeks to deceive you by the firmness he displays. But the man of upright heart does not hold his head haughtily: he listens with profit to the words of the wise man; he feels that he is nothing, and that God is all. He seeks to instruct himself in the book of Nature, written by the hand of the Creator. His Spirit rises, casting out the material passions that often lead you astray. That passion which leads you is a dangerous guide. Keep this in mind, friend: let the skeptic laugh; his smile will be extinguished. At his final hour, man becomes a believer. Friend, think always of God; He alone does not err. Remember that there is but one path that leads to Him: faith and love of one's fellows. Your Daughter.