“The person who loves God cannot help loving every man as himself, even though he is grieved by the passions of those who are not yet purified. But when they amend their lives, his delight is indescribable and knows no bounds. A soul filled with thoughts of sensual desire and hatred is unpurified. If we detect any trace of hatred in our hearts against any man whatsoever for committing any fault, we are utterly estranged from love for God, since love for God absolutely precludes us from hating any man.” IfsKnowsMenLoveHeartPersonsSoulHelpingChristianDesireHatePassionHatredFilledFaultsBoundsDelightEvery ManSensualGod LoveIndescribable Author:Maximus the Confessor
“There are faults which show heart and win hearts, while the virtue in which there is no love, repels.” HeartShowsWinningVirtueFaultsNo Love Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion
“Carefully purify your conscience from daily faults; suffer no sin to dwell in your heart; small as it may seem, it obscures the light of grace, weighs down the soul, and hinders that constant communion with Jesus Christ which it should be your pleasure to cultivate.” ShouldHeartMaySoulLightSeemsSufferingJesusChristSinPleasureGraceConscienceJesus ChristConstantFaultsCommunionHinder Book:Spiritual Progress Source: Spiritual Progress