We were discoursing then together, alone, very sweetly.

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We were discoursing then together, alone, very sweetly; and forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, we were enquiring between ourselves in the presence of the Truth, which Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man.

Source Confessions, Book Ix, §19 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Augustine, shortly before the death of his mother, Saint Monica, they had together at Ostia a conversation of great gentleness: forgetting the past, they spoke of the joy promised, more beautiful than anything the eye has seen. Today, take the time for a real conversation with someone close about what gives you hope, without screens or haste.

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