“He did not say: You will not be tempestuous, you will not be troubled, you will not be afflicted, you will not be overcome” (144). Although, as St. Julian reported, “as long as we intrude into any part of sin, we will never clearly see the blessed face of our Lord” (149). It is important to stay away from any sin and flee from it when we find it creeping into our lives. “Although we are highly elevated in contemplation by the special gift of our Lord, yet it is necessary that we have knowledge and insight into our sin and weakness”