Finishing up the chapter on “The Will and Holy Love of God”,
one is taught how to come into God’s perfect will for our lives.
“As a practical
conclusion, we must allow ourselves to be loved by this exceedingly holy,
purifying, life-giving love, and submit to its purifications, however painful
they may be at times. And it should be met with a generous response, according
to these words of St. John
Garrigou-Lagrange continues, “We must love the Lord for His Own sake, with a purity of intention
rising above the promptings of vainglory and pride and that self-seeking which
is induced by jealously and the desire for the esteem of men.”
Here is the crunch paragraph. One can meditate on this
paragraph for a long time.
“The beginning in us
of a pure love for God will then be some participation in that love which God
has for Himself, a spark from that divine furnace of His own self-love . And as
our love grows purer daily, it will increase in holiness, generosity, and
strength. Indeed it will make us invincible, according to the phrase of St. Paul (Rom.
Love is the answer. Living, working, walking, speaking,
resting in love is the way to fulfill the perfect will of God in our lives.
This post sums up the entire perfection series, but I do not
think I am ready to write (again) this is the last perfection post.
