• “I never felt such an entire emptiness of self-love, or any regard to any private, selfish interest of my own. It seemed to me, that I had entirely done with myself. I felt that the opinions of the world concerning me were nothing, and that I had no more to do with any outward interest of my own, than with that of a person whom I never saw. The glory of God seemed to be all, and in all, and to swallow up every wish and desire of my heart” – Sarah Edwards, wife of Jonathan Edwards

Joy and Strength 01/19

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Matt. vii. 12.

TAKE the trouble to spend only one single day according to God’s commandments, and you will see yourself, you will feel by your own heart, how good it is to fulfil God’s will (and God’s will in relation to us is our life, our eternal blessedness). Love God with all your heart; value with all your strength His love and His benefits to you, enumerate His mercies, which are endlessly great and manifold. Furthermore, love every man as yourself, — that is, do not wish him anything that you would not wish for yourself; do not let your memory keep in it any evil caused to you by others^ even as you would wish that the evil done by yourself should be forgotten by others; do unto them as you would do unto yourself, or even do not do unto them as you would not do unto yourself; and then you will see what you will obtain in your heart, — what peace, what blessedness ! You will be in paradise before reaching it, — that is, before the paradise in heaven, you will be in the paradise on earth.
Father John.

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