Friday, April 11, 2014

Love God with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brow



“Let us love God, my brothers, let us love God, but let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brow. For it often happens that the various affective acts of the love of God and the interior motions of a humble heart -even if they are good and desirable- are nonetheless suspect if they do not result in effective love. Our Lord himself says: 'In this is my Father glorified: that you bring forth very much fruit'." (SV XI, 40)