“The only way to try love is in a trial which forces us to declare it. The only way for Adam and Eve as free moral beings to prove their love and gratitude to God was by choosing Him in preference to all else. The story of the Fall as recorded in Genesis is known to all. Satan, appearing in the form of a serpent, tempted Eve with the question that destroyed confidence, which is the root of all love. The lingering thought passes into a vivid imagination, the vivid imagination into a burning wish, the burning wish into a half-formed purpose, the half-formed purpose into a hasty act.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Catholic Hour – Love’s Overflow 3/23/1930)
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 12:20:01 +0000
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