St. Therese had such confidence in God. There was a purity about her that was both innocent, simple, and bold. She totally trusted God. She said, “This I know very well, although I should have on my soul all the crimes that could be committed, I would lose none of my confidence, rather, I would hasten, with my heart broken into pieces by sorrow, to cast myself into the arms of my Savior. I know how greatly he loved the prodigal son; I have marked his words to Mary Magdalen, to the adulterous woman, to the Samaritan. No, no one could make me afraid, because I know to whom to cling by reason of his love and his mercy. I know that all this multitude of offenses would disappear in the twinkling of an eye, as a drop of wather cast into a roaring furnace.”