We should all refer every good thing to the almighty Lord God most high, acknowledging that all good belongs to him, and thanking him from whom all good comes. May God, the most high and supreme only true God, possess, and be given, and receive all honour and reverence, all praise and blessing, all thanks and glory. It is to God whom all good belongs, and who alone is all good. And when we see or hear evil, or God blasphemed, we should respond by blessing and thanking and praising the Lord God who is indeed blessed forever. St Francis of Assisi  in the complete Francis of Assisi, edited, translated and introduced by Jon M. Sweeney (Paraclete Press, 2015) But even though, according to nature, your most holy and happy soul is separated from your most blessed and stainless body and the