It is all beauty. In its details, it is heaven on earth; in thought; in art; in meaning; in the love that is manifested in it; and in this awareness that exhorts the heart to abstain from the world as it yearns for a kingdom to come\u2026 Who would say to the brethren, who neglect the commitment to their Church, that this is the highest loss that Man incurs in life? We all know that, in distributing His blessings, God shows no partiality (Ref. Acts 10:34). All of us have been given the grace of commitment. Yet, God enjoins (forces) no one to accept Him, or His goodness. You remember the words of Jesus: \u201cmany are called, but few chosen\u201d (Matthew 20:16). I cannot be absolutely certain if Jesus, Who said these words at the end of the parable of the \u201cworkers in the vineyard\u201d, said them without sorrow, or rather without weeping. Jesus loves us. The secret of all this commitment is that Jesus loves us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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