A day ... an hour ... and we shall have reached the port! My God, what shall we see then? What is that life which will never have an end?... Jesus will be the soul of our soul. Unfathomable mystery! “_Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man what great things God hath prepared for them that love Him._”[23] And this will all come soon--yes, very soon, if we ardently love Jesus. VI LETTER TO HER SISTER CÉLINE Life is passing, Eternity draws nigh; soon shall we live the very life of God. After having drunk deep at the fount of bitterness, our thirst will be quenched at the very source of all sweetness. Yes, _the figure of this world passeth away_,[24] soon shall we see new heavens; a more radiant sun will brighten with its splendours ethereal seas and infinite horizons.... We shall no longer be prisoners in a land of exile, all will be at an end and with our Heavenly Spouse we shall sail o’er boundless waters: now our _harps are hung upon the willows that border the rivers of Babylon_,[25] but in the day of our deliverance what harmonies will then be heard! With what joy shall we not make every chord of our instruments to vibrate! Today, _we weep remembering Sion ... how shall we sing the songs of the Lord in a strange land?_[26] V LETTER TO HER SISTER CÉLINE How I thirst for Heaven--that blessed habitation where our love for Jesus will have no limit! But to get there we must suffer ... we must weep.... Well, I _wish_ to suffer all that shall please my Beloved, I wish to let Him do just as He wills with His “_little ball_.” V LETTER TO SR. MARIE DU SACRÉ-CŒUR Oh! What mysteries will be revealed to us later.... How often have I thought that I perhaps owe all the graces showered upon me to the earnest prayer of a little soul whom I shall know only in Heaven. It is God’s will that in this world by means of prayer Heavenly treasures should be imparted by souls one to another, so that when they reach the Fatherland they may love one another with a love born of gratitude, with an affection far, far exceeding the most ideal family affection upon earth. There, we shall meet with no indifferent looks, because all the Saints will be indebted to each other. No envious glances will be seen; the happiness of every one of the elect will be the happiness of all. With the Martyrs we shall be like to the Martyrs; with the Doctors we shall be as the Doctors; with the Virgins, as the Virgins; and just as the members of a family are proud of one another, so shall we be of our brethren, without the least jealousy. Who knows even if the joy we shall experience in beholding the glory of the great Saints, and knowing that by a secret dispensation of Providence we have contributed thereunto, who knows if this joy will not be as intense and sweeter perhaps, than the happiness they will themselves possess.