this exterior ministry, as never to be drawn from their interior attention to God."
In the words of St. Augustine, "God sees thee; go in where thou wilt, He sees thee; light thy lamp, He sees thee; quench its light, He sees thee. Fear Him Who ever beholds thee. If thou wilt sin, seek a place where He can not see thee, and then do what thou wilt."
And again St. Basil exclaims: "Who shall dare, in presence of his prince, to do what displeases that prince?"
The Royal Psalmist says: "I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all Thy works: I mused upon the works of Thy hands. Make the way known to me (O Lord) , wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to Thee" (Ps. cxlii. 5, 8).
As we read in "The Crown of Jesus": "We can meditate when we sit in the house; when we walk on the way; when we lie down; when we rise up. We can meditate by considering all earthly things as types of holy truths. In trees, the wood of the cross, our Redemption; in dust, our origin. In the sky, heaven our reward. In the stars, the heavenly mansions of those who by their glorious deeds have brought many to justice. In the moon, the Queen of heaven. In the sun, the Son of justice. In the sea, the ocean of eternity.
