# Mortification ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - To prepare by — for the coming of the Lord: [[8-the-lord-will-not-delay#Meditation 2|8,2]]; - necessity of — that Christ may live in us [[65-living-christ#Meditation 1|65,1]]; [[231-the-compassion-of-jesus#Meditation 1|231,1]]; - — removes the obstacles to the development of grace [[143-the-living-water#Meditation 2|143,2]]; - relaxation in — leads to tepidity: [[153-aridity#Meditation 1|153,1]]; - — of the senses: [[16-guard-of-the-senses#Meditation 1|16,1]], [[16-guard-of-the-senses#Meditation 2|16,2]]; [[83-the-night-of-the-senses#Meditation 1|83,1]], [[83-the-night-of-the-senses#Meditation 2|83,2]]; - importance and scope of corporal — [[92-corporal-mortification#Meditation 1|92,1]], [[92-corporal-mortification#Meditation 2|92,2]]; [[93-with-jesus-crucified#Meditation 1|93,1]], [[93-with-jesus-crucified#Meditation 2|93,2]]; - necessity of — of the flesh in order to re-establish harmony between spirit and flesh: [[296-temperance#Meditation 2|296,2]]; - — of the taste: [[296-temperance#Meditation 2|296,2]]; - active — should be completed by passive —: [[83-the-night-of-the-senses#Meditation 2|83,2]]; - voluntary — is a proof of love: [[96-the-proof-of-love#Meditation 1|96,1]]; - — avails in the measure of love and generosity with which it is accomplished: [[96-the-proof-of-love#Meditation 2|96,2]]; - spirit of — is complete only when it leads to selfrenunciation: [[97-the-spirit-of-mortification#Meditation 1|97,1]]; - true spirit of — embraces all the occasions of suffering permitted by God in the circumstances of life: [[97-the-spirit-of-mortification#Meditation 2|97,2]]; - each day the need to die to self: [[231-the-compassion-of-jesus#Meditation 1|231,1]]. - See: [[abnegation|Abnegation]], [[detachment|Detachment]], [[penance|Penance]], [[renunciation|Renunciation]]. - [[abnegation|Abnegation]] - [[detachment|Detachment]] - [[penance|Penance]] - [[renunciation|Renunciation]] --- - [[8-the-lord-will-not-delay|8. The Lord Will not Delay]] - [[16-guard-of-the-senses|16. Guard of the Senses]] - [[65-living-christ|65. Living Christ]] - [[83-the-night-of-the-senses|83. The Night of the Senses]] - [[92-corporal-mortification|92. Corporal Mortification]] - [[93-with-jesus-crucified|93. With Jesus Crucified]] - [[96-the-proof-of-love|96. The Proof of Love]] - [[97-the-spirit-of-mortification|97. The Spirit of Mortification]] - [[143-the-living-water|143. The Living Water]] - [[153-aridity|153. Aridity]] - [[231-the-compassion-of-jesus|231. The Compassion of Jesus]] - [[296-temperance|296. Temperance]]