By Augustine found by Catherine Horn
But what do I love when I love my God? Not material beauty or beauty of a temporal order; not the brilliance of earthly light, so welcome to our eyes; not the sweet melody of harmony and song; not the fragrance of flowers, perfumes, and spices; not manna or honey; not limbs such as the body delights to embrace. It is not these that I love when I love my God. And yet, when I love him, it is true that I love a light of a certain kind, a voice, a perfume, a food, an embrace; but they are of the kind that I love in my inner self, when my soul is bathed in light that is not bound by space; when it listens to sound that never dies away; when it breathes fragrance that is not borne away in the wind; when it tastes food that is never consumed by the eating;when it clings to an embrace from which it is not severed by fulfilment of desire. This is what i love when I love my God.
posted by Dr. Austiagon @ 4:14 PM
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11 Comments:
Note: You should all start calling me Augustine because my name is derived from it and sounds much better than my own.
Ya, you wish AUSTIN. But I agree with that, t is hard to not love God just for the things he has given us but love Him for who He is.
AUSTIN!
CAN I CALL YOU THIS WEEKEND?
IS IT OK!?
DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME!
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU!
WHY AM I IN ALL CAPS!
MAYBE CAUSE I AM STRESSING THE CALLING IDEA!
GET BACK TO ME ON THAT ONE!
LOVESSS
Kate
Yes Kate you can because I am on FALL BREAK woot woot! And you should call me, kate! but when you call, ask for Augustine.
Augustine just woke up with a broken heart... all this time, he's never been awake before...
Kudos to anyone who knows what song that's from.
And sorry, but your name is Austin, and that's the only thing I ever plan on calling you. I love the quote though.
If you don't call me Augustine then I am calling you John. Ur choice.
If you wanted me to call you Augustine you should have introduced yourself as that 4 years ago when I met you. Too late to change it now. Yes, I know you didn't know you were going to be making this demand in 2004 then, but is that my fault?
Yes, it is all your fault John.
No, it's not. It's your fault, just like everything else is.
Augustine....(it sounds a little feminine to be honost)...I called.
AND ALAS...
I got the answering machine.
Is this what I am demoted to?
Talking to the answering machine?
Hah. Nah, it's alright Auguio...(that's gonna be the nickname for Augustine cause thats a lot more to type), I know you were probably busy. I shall try again soon.
and when you call back I will make sure to have a really nice message set up so you can once again talk to the machine.
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