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Don’t struggle directly with temptations, don’t pray for it to go away, don’t say “take it from me, O God!” For then you are acknowledging the strength of the temptation and it takes hold of you. Because, although you are saying “take it from me, O God,” basically you are bringing it to mind and fomenting it even more. Your desire to be free of the passion, will, of course, be there, but it will exist in a hidden and discreet way, without appearing outwardly….

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