Brother Lawrence...

"By the practice of the Presence of God, by steadfast gaze on Him,

the soul
comes to a knowledge of God, full and deep, to an Unclouded Vision....

I know
that there are not many who reach this state;

it is a grace which God bestows
only on very few chosen souls, for this Unclouded Vision is a gift from His
all-bounteous hand.

Yet, for the consolation of such as would fain embrace this
holy practice,

let me say that God seldom denies this gift to those who
earnestly desire it; and if He do withhold this crowning mercy, be well assured
that,

by the practice of the Presence of God, with the aid of His all-sufficient
grace, the soul can attain to a state which approaches very nearly to the
Unclouded Vision."

Brother Lawrence
_The Practice of the Presence of God_
Chennai, India: Samata Books, pp. 38-39