My sole occupation is love. All my occupation now is the practice of the love of God, all the powers of soul and body, memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, the desires of spirit and of sense, all work in and by love. All I do is done in love; all I suffer, I suffer in the sweetness of love.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- All human faculties and actions are directed solely toward the practice and experience of divine love.
- In plain terms
- Everything I do is done out of love for God.
- What can you take from it?
- Love should unify all actions and suffering.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you do everything out of love?
- How do you practice love?
Another view
This total focus may be impractical for everyone.
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