– charity in practice everything we do gains in simplicity and order,Īnd we find the freedom of spirit which preserves us from formality,įrom failing to see the wood for the trees.Ĭhapter after chapter all through the Love of God can be effectively used for meditation, providing pregnant thoughts, short prayers, acts of the will, practical resolutions. In this way everything we do is done for God, because we love him To this end he introduces examples drawn from every possible source: the Scriptures, the Fathers of the Church, the Theologians, the Councils, the Liturgy, the Mystics, the lives of Saints, the pagan classical authors, the world of nature.Įmphasis is laid upon keeping God continually before our eyes. He aims at making even the most abstract ideas clear and attractive he is out to capture the hearts of his readers, not simply their minds. Francis de Sales is not merely a Doctor of the Church, but also a director of souls. He teaches and he inspires.
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