# Creatures ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - To find God, it is necessary to go from —: [[11-in-search-of-god#Meditation 2|11,2]]; - attachment to — is an obstacle in the quest for God: [[13-seeking-god-in-our-daily-duties#Meditation 1|13,1]]; [[20-seeking-god-in-creatures#Meditation 1|20,1]], [[20-seeking-god-in-creatures#Meditation 2|20,2]]; [[90-chastity-of-heart#Meditation 1|90,1]], [[90-chastity-of-heart#Meditation 2|90,2]]; - how to use — so that they will not divert us from union with God: [[13-seeking-god-in-our-daily-duties#Meditation 1|13,1]]; [[20-seeking-god-in-creatures#Meditation 1|20,1]], [[20-seeking-god-in-creatures#Meditation 2|20,2]]; - should not delay us on our way to God: [[161-gods-pilgrims#Meditation 2|161,2]]; - to go beyond — to see God who has created them [[163-the-spirit-of-faith#Meditation 1|163,1]], [[163-the-spirit-of-faith#Meditation 2|163,2]]; [[244-faith-in-practice#Meditation 2|244,2]]; - whoever wishes to be united with God should not permit his heart to be bound to —: [[227-the-divine-perfections#Meditation 2|227,2]]; - in the measure that a soul separates herself from —, she climbs the secret ladder of love: [[361-unitive-love#Meditation 1|361,1]]; - greatest folly to let the heart be bound to — who have no claim on it: [[90-chastity-of-heart#Meditation 1|90,1]]; - soul who wishes to live for God alone desires to be forgotten by — [[114-the-hidden-life#Meditation 2|114,2]]; - whoever seeks possession of — has not poverty of spirit: [[300-blessed-are-the-poor-in-spirit#Meditation 2|300,2]]; - to live in the midst of — and to be occupied with them without the heart being attached to them [[379-assumption#Meditation 2|379,2]]; - — not sufficient to satisfy our thirst for happiness: [[143-the-living-water#Meditation 1|143,1]]; [[303-blessed-are-they-that-hunger-and-thirst-after-justice#Meditation 2|303,2]]; - vanity of — [[309-the-gift-of-knowledge#Meditation 1|309,1]]; [[356-the-love-of-esteem#Meditation 1|356,1]]; - attractiveness of — easily makes one forget and even betray his Creator: [[309-the-gift-of-knowledge#Meditation 1|309,1]]; - necessary to esteem God above all —: [[356-the-love-of-esteem#Meditation 1|356,1]]; - are nothing in comparison with God: [[227-the-divine-perfections#Meditation 2|227,2]]; [[228-the-divine-essence#Meditation 1|228,1]]; [[229-divine-simplicity#Meditation 1|229,1]]; [[309-the-gift-of-knowledge#Meditation 1|309,1]], [[309-the-gift-of-knowledge#Meditation 2|309,2]]; - exist only because God has created them and maintains them in existence: [[228-the-divine-essence#Meditation 1|228,1]]; - are variable and changeable: [[230-the-immutability-and-eternity-of-god#Meditation 1|230,1]]; - can do nothing without the help of God: [[240-divine-omnipotence#Meditation 2|240,2]]; - to the soul enlightened by the gift of knowledge, — become a ladder to God: [[309-the-gift-of-knowledge#Meditation 2|309,2]]. ### Sources - [[11-in-search-of-god|11. In search of God]] - [[13-seeking-god-in-our-daily-duties|13. Seeking God in Our Daily Duties]] - [[20-seeking-god-in-creatures|20. Seeking God in Creatures]] - [[90-chastity-of-heart|90. Chastity of Heart]] - [[114-the-hidden-life|114. The Hidden Life]] - [[143-the-living-water|143. The Living Water]] - [[161-gods-pilgrims|161. God’s Pilgrims]] - [[163-the-spirit-of-faith|163. The Spirit of Faith]] - [[227-the-divine-perfections|227. The Divine Perfections]] - [[228-the-divine-essence|228. The Divine Essence]] - [[229-divine-simplicity|229. Divine Simplicity]] - [[230-the-immutability-and-eternity-of-god|230. The Immutability and Eternity of God]] - [[240-divine-omnipotence|240. Divine Omnipotence]] - [[244-faith-in-practice|244. Faith In Practice]] - [[300-blessed-are-the-poor-in-spirit|300. Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit]] - [[303-blessed-are-they-that-hunger-and-thirst-after-justice|303. Blessed Are They that Hunger and Thirst after Justice]] - [[309-the-gift-of-knowledge|309. The Gift of Knowledge]] - [[356-the-love-of-esteem|356. The Love of Esteem]] - [[361-unitive-love|361. Unitive Love]] - [[379-assumption|379.]]