# Hand of God ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - God alone can satisfy us: [[141-stay-with-us#Meditation 1|141,1]]; [[143-the-living-water#Meditation 1|143,1]]; [[234-infinite-wisdom#Meditation 1|234,1]] - Hunger and thirst for God: 141, 4; [[234-infinite-wisdom#Meditation 1|234,1]]; [[358-courageous-and-impatient-love#Meditation 1|358,1]], [[358-courageous-and-impatient-love#Meditation 2|358,2]] - Our life is one continual seeking of God: [[141-stay-with-us#Meditation 2|141,2]]; [[379-assumption#Meditation 2|379,2]] - The seeking of God is the preoccupation of the loving soul: [[142-whom-seek-you#Meditation 1|142,1]], [[142-whom-seek-you#Meditation 2|142,2]] - Transcendence of God: [[142-whom-seek-you#Meditation 2|142,2]]; [[227-the-divine-perfections#Meditation 1|227,1]]; [[254-the-excellence-of-charity#Meditation 1|254,1]] - God infinitely surpasses our understanding: [[191-the-initiatives-of-the-holy-spirit#Meditation 1|191,1]]; [[196-feast-of-the-most-holy-trinity#Meditation 2|196,2]]; [[227-the-divine-perfections#Meditation 1|227,1]] - Perfect orientation toward God impossible without the help of the Holy Spirit: [[191-the-initiatives-of-the-holy-spirit#Meditation 1|191,1]]; [[195-the-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit#Meditation 1|195,1]] - Infinite distance between us and God: [[353-desolation-and-darkness#Meditation 1|353,1]] - While on earth we know God through the mirror of creatures: [[191-the-initiatives-of-the-holy-spirit#Meditation 1|191,1]]; [[227-the-divine-perfections#Meditation 2|227,2]] - Perfections of creatures are nothing in comparison with those of God: [[191-the-initiatives-of-the-holy-spirit#Meditation 1|191,1]]; [[227-the-divine-perfections#Meditation 2|227,2]]; [[228-the-divine-essence#Meditation 1|228,1]], [[228-the-divine-essence#Meditation 2|228,2]] - Our contact with God should be that of children: [[198-the-holy-spirit-and-prayer#Meditation 1|198,1]]; [[245-our-riches#Meditation 1|245,1]]; [[282-piety-and-devotion#Meditation 1|282,1]], [[282-piety-and-devotion#Meditation 2|282,2]] - We should consider God as a Father: [[198-the-holy-spirit-and-prayer#Meditation 1|198,1]]; [[245-our-riches#Meditation 1|245,1]]; [[282-piety-and-devotion#Meditation 1|282,1]], [[282-piety-and-devotion#Meditation 2|282,2]]; [[299-the-gift-of-fear#Meditation 1|299,1]]; [[304-the-gift-of-piety#Meditation 1|304,1]] - God is our Father in spite of our miseries: [[350-designs-of-peace-and-love#Meditation 1|350,1]] - God is infinite Being eternally subsisting: [[228-the-divine-essence#Meditation 1|228,1]] - God possesses all perfections without defects or limits: [[228-the-divine-essence#Meditation 2|228,2]]; [[230-the-immutability-and-eternity-of-god#Meditation 1|230,1]] - God is ONE in His myriad perfections: [[228-the-divine-essence#Meditation 2|228,2]] - God is Being absolutely simple to the exclusion of all duplicity and multiplicity: [[229-divine-simplicity#Meditation 1|229,1]], [[229-divine-simplicity#Meditation 2|229,2]] - God wishes good always and solely: [[229-divine-simplicity#Meditation 2|229,2]]; [[230-the-immutability-and-eternity-of-god#Meditation 1|230,1]]; [[232-gods-infinite-goodness#Meditation 1|232,1]] - God is immutable; His thought and will do not change: [[230-the-immutability-and-eternity-of-god#Meditation 1|230,1]] - God is eternal; He possesses the fullness of His infinite life totally at the same time: [[230-the-immutability-and-eternity-of-god#Meditation 2|230,2]] - God is infinite Wisdom who knows all things in the most perfect manner: [[234-infinite-wisdom#Meditation 1|234,1]] - God is infinite Goodness who wishes only good and who draws good even out of evil even from sin: [[232-gods-infinite-goodness#Meditation 1|232,1]]; [[244-faith-in-practice#Meditation 1|244,1]], [[244-faith-in-practice#Meditation 2|244,2]] - All that comes from the Hand of God bears the impress of His goodness: [[232-gods-infinite-goodness#Meditation 2|232,2]] - This infinite goodness immeasurably surpasses all human malice: [[232-gods-infinite-goodness#Meditation 2|232,2]] - Goodness of God gratuitous and inexhaustible: [[233-gods-infinite-goodness-is-diffusive#Meditation 2|233,2]] - God is infinite Love; all that is in Him is love: [[235-infinite-love#Meditation 1|235,1]] - The love of God is the Cause that infuses and creates goodness in things: [[235-infinite-love#Meditation 1|235,1]] - All that we have; all that we are is the gift of His infinite love: [[235-infinite-love#Meditation 1|235,1]] - God goes before us and continually accompanies us with His love: [[235-infinite-love#Meditation 1|235,1]] - God loves us when He consoles us and also when He afflicts us with sorrow: [[235-infinite-love#Meditation 1|235,1]] - God loves us not because we are without sin but because we are His children: [[249-boundless-hope#Meditation 2|249,2]] - God has loved us to the extent of becoming like to us so that it is possible to admit us within the circle of the divine friendship: [[251-the-love-of-friendship#Meditation 1|251,1]] - And to unite us to Himself by love: [[348-purifying-love#Meditation 2|348,2]]; [[358-courageous-and-impatient-love#Meditation 1|358,1]] - God has first loved us and made us capable of returning His love: [[251-the-love-of-friendship#Meditation 2|251,2]] - The love of God for us is merciful love: [[236-infinite-mercy#Meditation 1|236,1]] - God is merciful because He is just and He is just because He is merciful: [[237-infinite-justice#Meditation 1|237,1]] - In His mercy, God gives as much as He can in accordance with justice: [[237-infinite-justice#Meditation 1|237,1]] - God does not demand more than one can give Him: [[329-the-road-to-our-eternal-home#Meditation 2|329,2]] - God is Providence that ordains and directs all for our good: [[239-divine-providence#Meditation 1|239,1]]; [[244-faith-in-practice#Meditation 2|244,2]] - God permits suffering only for our good: [[239-divine-providence#Meditation 1|239,1]]; [[248-the-test-of-hope#Meditation 1|248,1]]; [[292-the-practice-of-patience#Meditation 1|292,1]] - God has special care for each creature even the least: [[239-divine-providence#Meditation 2|239,2]] - God governs all things with infinite sweetness: [[270-mildness#Meditation 1|270,1]] - Nothing can obstruct His omnipotence: [[240-divine-omnipotence#Meditation 1|240,1]], [[240-divine-omnipotence#Meditation 2|240,2]] - Omnipotence of God is totally at the service of His infinite goodness: [[240-divine-omnipotence#Meditation 1|240,1]] - God is helpful omnipotence always ready to come to our assistance: [[246-hope#Meditation 2|246,2]]