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I LOVE YOU ABOVE ALL ELSE Lord, I love you above all other things. You are the one I seek. You are the one I follow. You are the one I am ready to serve. I want to dwell under your rule, for you alone reign. Command me as you will, but heal and open my eyes to see your wonders. And drive all foolishness and pride from me. Give me wisdom to
... See moreRobert Elmer • Fount of Heaven: Prayers of the Early Church (Prayers of the Church)
And in that moment Augustine’s counsels took on a new relevance for me as I realized that in this season of our marriage and in this stage on the road, the kind of detachment Augustine encouraged—the refusal to be dominated by the libido—was exactly the word I needed to hear.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
“In your gift we find our rest,” Augustine concludes. “There are you our joy. Our rest is our peace.”
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
Augustine and Kierkegaard (Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation)
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That’s why, Augustine suggests, you can be prodigal without moving an inch. What we’re mapping here is the geography of desire. It took running from Carthage to Rome to Milan for Augustine to realize that his exile was inward: