6
July 2025
Our thoughts in this
present life should turn on the praise of God, because it is in praising God
that we shall rejoice for ever in the life to come; and no one can be ready for
the next life unless he trains himself for it now. So we praise God during our
earthly life, and at the same time we make our petitions to him. Our praise is
expressed with joy, our petitions with yearning. We have been promised
something we do not yet possess, and because the promise was made by one who
keeps his word, we trust him and are glad; but insofar as possession is
delayed, we can only long and yearn for it. It is good for us to persevere in
longing until we receive what was promised, and yearning is over; then praise
alone will remain.
Saint Augustine
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