 Essentially because when we resist and reject spiritual desolation, we grow in wonderful ways in the spiritual life. And he says, think about this too. When the desolation is saying to you over and over again, you can't, you can't, you can't pray today, you can't go to daily mass today, you can't make that retreat you signed up for, you can't. Remember that you can, because even though you don't feel it, because you're not experiencing spiritual consolation right now,