In Imitation of Christ Thomas a Kempis wrote, “Love is an excellent thing … which alone maketh light all that is burdensome and equally bears all that is unequal…. it carries a burden without being burdened and makes all that which is bitter sweet and savory. The love of Jesus is noble and generous; it spurs us on to do great things and excites us to desire always that which is most perfect.” [p. 87]
Love as taught and lived by Jesus is accessible to us when we offer our will to Jesus and ask Him to mold it and form it in His Way. In our Lenten sacrifices may the ashes we received either “Repent, and Believe in the Gospel” or “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return” remind us that our life here on earth is short and temporary so we must keep our heart, our will, our soul pointed toward eternity for that is where we are headed.
May God Be Praised.
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