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A significant challenge emerges when we read the writings<br />

of great saints such as Alphonsus Liguori. What is<br />

often difficult for the average reader is to understand<br />

the context and assumptions of the writer. I hope that<br />

some of the commentary has helped, but the wise<br />

reader might still ask, “What was left unsaid that is<br />

important for me to understand about the fullness of<br />

this journey to God?” This book has focused on exploring<br />

St. Alphonsus’s wisdom and perspective on how<br />

God moves in and through the circumstances of life to<br />

heal us and draw us to union with Him. But now that<br />

you have finished the book, what next? What specific<br />

steps can you take in light of this new, exciting, but<br />

perhaps also overwhelming awareness of these truths<br />

of the spiritual life? How can you put this wisdom to<br />

work in your life?<br />

Following are several recommendations for the soul<br />

who is truly motivated to put in the effort necessary to<br />

experience the profound spiritual breakthroughs and<br />

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