Whether it approveth or disapproveth, it loveth me.

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Let a brotherly, not a stranger, mind, not that of the strange children, whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity, but that brotherly mind which when it approveth, rejoiceth for me, and when it disapproveth me, is sorry for me; because whether it approveth or disapproveth, it loveth me.

Source Confessions, Book X, §4 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Augustine, the shared joy, compassion and prayer he hopes for from his readers, he expects only from a brotherly heart: a heart that rejoices in the other’s good, grieves over their faults, and always loves them, whether it approves or not. Today, with someone who disappoints you, keep your affection for them: say what is wrong if you must, but without withdrawing your love.

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