# Devotion ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - Absence of sensible — causes aridity: [[153-aridity#Meditation 1|153,1]]; - consists in the promptness of the will in the service of God: [[153-aridity#Meditation 2|153,2]]; [[282-piety-and-devotion#Meditation 2|282,2]]; - is an act of the will and can subsist in spite of aridity and the rebellion of our lower nature: [[153-aridity#Meditation 2|153,2]]; [[282-piety-and-devotion#Meditation 2|282,2]]; - when it is deprived of relish, its value is doubled: [[153-aridity#Meditation 2|153,2]]; [[282-piety-and-devotion#Meditation 2|282,2]]. ### Sources - [[153-aridity|153. Aridity]] - [[282-piety-and-devotion|282. Piety and Devotion]]