Whoever wishes to meet Christ as his beloved Bridegroom and to possess eternal life with him and in him must in this present life meet Christ in three ways. The first of these is that a person must direct his mind to God in all those things whereby he is to merit eternal life. The second is that he neither think about nor love anything more than God or as much as God. The third is that he rest in God with great ardor above all creatures, above all God’s gifts, above all virtuous activities, and above