If you, Filoteo, find no delight or comfort in contemplation, I urge you not to be disturbed by it. However, occasionally open the gate to vocal prayer: lament your own shortcomings before the Lord Jesus, confess your unworthiness, pray to Him for help; if you have His image, kiss it and say to Him the words of Jacob: “I will not let you go until you bless me”... If even after all this you still do not feel comfort, do not be troubled by it, no matter how great your dryness may be...
(František Saleský /1567–1622/, Úvod do zbožného života, kap. IX)
