This quote brought me to tears this morning. The beauty of the writing enhances the beauty of the thought.
“I beg you, Lord, let the glowing and honey-sweet force of your love draw my mind away from all things that are under heaven, that I may die for love of the love of you who thought it a worthy thing to die for love of the love of me.”
St. Francis of Assisi in The Tree of the Crucified Life of Jesus (Book 5) by Ubertino Da Casale (1305)
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One of my favorite quotes is: "Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection"). I pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
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Living as Apprentices 
“For love of the love of you.” This one-step removed idea is the flip-side — and answer — of the prayer I often find myself praying: that I might “want to want” to practice my faith more fervently. Thank you for posting this gem from Francis.
I read this one this morning also and it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for posting it.
*Walk as if you were kissing the earth with your feet.*
*Thich Nhat Hanh*