"Many men keep the commandments in the way sick men take
medicine: more from fear of dying in damnation than for joy of living according
to our Savior’s will. Just as some persons dislike taking medicine, no matter
how pleasant it is, simply because it is called medicine, so there are some
souls who hold in horror things commanded simply because they are commanded . .
. On the contrary, a loving heart loves the commandments. The more difficult
they are, the sweeter and more agreeable it finds them, since this more
perfectly pleases the Beloved and gives Him greater honor." [St. Francis
de Sales, p. 20, Finding God's Will for You]
Cultivate a heart and a will that loves the Commandments and the
Beatitudes, your love of and for God will deepen and you will follow His Will.
May God Be Praised.
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