Madame Guyon (1648–1717) lived an amazing life. Today, when prosperity is often regarded as an indicator of a godly life, she would probably be considered a great sinner. She suffered throughout almost her entire life. Most of her contemporaries did not accept her, and the Catholic Church, to whose bosom she certainly considered herself, declared a cruel war on her. And at the same time, she learned to be absolutely happy! Jeanne Guyon was long ahead of her time. Many of her thoughts are fresh and relevant even today, especially for those who are not satisfied with “lukewarm” Christianity. She lived as an example of an impeccable Christian life, at a time when the church had lost the true meaning of the word “prayer”, when no one taught about the authority that believers have in Jesus, when people were losing confidence in the church every day, and as a result and to God. All accusations against her turned out to be false. However, she didn’t particularly care about people’s opinions. All her life she sought the closest possible communication with God, and she perfectly understood that this process was endless. Based on her deep spiritual experience, she advised people painfully struggling with life's difficulties: “O unfortunate souls, exhausting themselves in a useless struggle. If you would only seek God in your hearts, then very soon all your problems would come to an end.” “Someone once said that only two people truly showed the inner life of Christ, they were the Apostle Paul and Madame Jeanne Guyon. John Wesley said of her: "We may search for many centuries before we find another woman who is an example of true holiness." Another person wrote that Madame Guyon was persecuted by her church, "... because she loved Christ too much." "The Book of Martyrs or the History of the Persecution of Christians" John Foxe. "Thou, O my God, increase my love and my patience in proportion to my sufferings ... All our happiness, spiritual, temporary or eternal, lies in devoting ourselves to God, allowing Him to produce in us and with us everything He desires.”