# Aridity ## Divine Intimacy Meditations To await the Lord in —: [[8-the-lord-will-not-delay#Meditation 2|8,2]]; notwithstanding —, to persevere in quest of God: [[18-seeking-god-in-faith#Meditation 2|18,2]]; and in prayer: [[153-aridity#Meditation 2|153,2]]; [[156-energetic-resolve#Meditation 2|156,2]]; caused by infidelity [[153-aridity#Meditation 1|153,1]]; [[156-energetic-resolve#Meditation 2|156,2]]; comes from physical and moral causes independent of the will: [[153-aridity#Meditation 2|153,2]]; permitted by God for the good of the soul: [[155-aridity-progress#Meditation 1|155,1]], [[155-aridity-progress#Meditation 2|155,2]]; [[157-aridity-and-contemplation#Meditation 1|157,1]], [[157-aridity-and-contemplation#Meditation 2|157,2]]; means used by God to free soul from childishness of sensibility: [[155-aridity-progress#Meditation 1|155,1]]; leads to purer love and deeper humility: [[155-aridity-progress#Meditation 1|155,1]], [[155-aridity-progress#Meditation 2|155,2]]; how to act in such —: [[155-aridity-progress#Meditation 2|155,2]]; how to distinguish — coming from God from that due to other causes: [[157-aridity-and-contemplation#Meditation 1|157,1]]; which the soul suffers in the night of the spirit: [[353-desolation-and-darkness#Meditation 2|353,2]]; [[355-the-development-of-love#Meditation 2|355,2]]; in — arises the torturing pain of not loving God: [[157-aridity-and-contemplation#Meditation 2|157,2]]; [[158-loving-attention#Meditation 1|158,1]]; [[355-the-development-of-love#Meditation 2|355,2]]; by — love becomes purer: [[255-the-act-of-love#Meditation 1|255,1]], [[255-the-act-of-love#Meditation 2|255,2]]; God can inflame the soul even in —: [[361-unitive-love#Meditation 1|361,1]]; the Holy Spirit works in souls through —: [[168-the-great-promise#Meditation 2|168,2]]. See: [[pursuits-texts/05-reference/01-glossary/prayer|Prayer]]. ### Sources - [[8-the-lord-will-not-delay|8. The Lord Will not Delay]] - [[18-seeking-god-in-faith|18. Seering God in Faith]] - [[153-aridity|153. Aridity]] - [[155-aridity-progress|155. Aridity and Progress]] - [[156-energetic-resolve|156. Energetic Resolve]] - [[157-aridity-and-contemplation|157. Practical Conduct]] - [[158-loving-attention]] - [[168-the-great-promise|168-the-great-promise]] - [[255-the-act-of-love|255. The Act of Love]] - [[353-desolation-and-darkness|353. Desolation and Darkness]] - [[355-the-development-of-love|355. The Development of Love]] - [[361-unitive-love|361. Unitive Love]]