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It is then our affections which we lay open unto Thee, confessing our own miseries, and Thy mercies upon us, that Thou mayest free us wholly, since Thou hast begun, that we may cease to be wretched in ourselves, and be blessed in Thee; seeing Thou hast called us, to become poor in spirit, and meek, and mourners, and hungering and athirst after righteousness, and merciful, and pure in heart, and peace-makers.
Source Confessions, Book Xi, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Saint Augustine, God calls us to gentleness, to hunger for justice, to compassion, to purity of heart and to peace, as in the Beatitudes of the Gospel. Today, choose one of these attitudes, gentleness for example, and practise it consciously in a specific situation of your day.
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