Family & Friends in the Son

Mar. 29, 2006

Ahhhh....beautiful....

St. Augustine writes,

      "But when I love You, what do I love?  It is not physical beauty nor temporal glory nor the brightness of light dear to earthly eyes, nor the sweet melodies of all kinds of songs, nor the gentle odour of flowers and ointments and perfumes, nor manna or honey, nor limbs welcoming the embraces of the flesh; it is not these I love when I love my God.

     Yet there is a light I love, and a food, and a kind of embrace of my inner man, where my soul is floodlit by light which space cannot contain, where there is sound that time cannot seize, where there is a perfume which no breeze disperses, where there is a taste for food no amount of eating can lessen, and where there is a bond of union that no satiety can part.

    That is what I love when I love my God."

 

sigh....double sigh, better......amen and amen.

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Apr. 3, 2006 - St. Augustine

Posted by moe moe
The words you posted are a balm to the soul and almost too beautiful. Augustine had a vision and would not let go of the Lord once he found Him. We must hold fast.
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