“I love because I love, I love that I may love” ST. BERNARD
Via divinemercy.org From a sermon by Saint Bernard, abbot I love because I love, I love that I may love Love is sufficient of itself, it gives pleasure by itself and because of itself. It is its own merit, its own reward. Love looks for no cause outside itself, no effect beyond itself. Its profit … Continue reading
“The reason for all disturbance…”
From the teachings of Saint Dorotheus, abbot via divinwoffice.org The reason for all disturbance is that no one finds fault with himself Let us examine, my brothers, how it happens that many times a person hears something unpleasant and goes away untroubled, as if he had not heard it; and yet on some occasions he … Continue reading
Water at the Well
In prayer, I dig my well deeper. I count it all joy, Though sorrow may seep Through my walls. Bubbling up, Through muddy ground, Pure and fresh With hope, Pure water emerges, Gladdening as an eternal spring.. I am become, A drink of water, Drawn by the stranger, Who meets me in his thirst. Copyright … Continue reading
