Saturday, September 1, 2012

We Begin Because of Love

Someone e-mailed yesterday with a beautiful insight.  Work, said my friend, should come from our desire to love God with all that is in us.  

She wrote: "If I can't yet perform the action with love, perhaps I can begin by doing it because of love. The Little Flower didn't necessarily love washing dishes, but she loved God and because of it, she washed the dishes."

I love this.  I can live with this.  I can, hopefully, remember this and apply it in my daily life. 


 
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