WITHOUT CHARITY ALL IS VANITY OF VANITIES

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WITHOUT CHARITY ALL IS VANITY OF VANITIES


Charity is a good disposition of the soul, according to which one prefers no creature to the knowledge of God. It is impossible to attain a lasting possession of this charity if one has any attachment to earthly things.
He who loves God prefers knowledge of him to all things made by him; and by desire ceaselessly devotes himself to it.
   If all things have been made by God and for God, He is nobler than all things made by him; he who deserts God, the incomparably nobler, and that he prefers before God the things made by him.
He that loves me keep my commandments, and this my commandment that you love one another. (John 13:34-35) He therefore who does not love his neighbor does not keep the commandment nor is he that does not keep the commandment ale to love the Lord.
   Happy the man who is able to love all people equally. He that loves God most certainly also love his neighbors. Such a man cannot keep money, but, God like, distributes it, giving to each one in need.
He that in imitation of God does aims deed knows no difference between evil and good, just and injust, in regards to the needs of the body, but distributes equally to all according to their needs, even though for his good intentions he prefers the virtuous to the bad.
   Not only by the distribution of money or wealth is a charitable intention made manifest; no far rather by the distribution of the word of God and physical service of others.
He that genuinely renounces worldly affairs and unfeignedly serves his neighbors out of charity, quickly is freed from every passion and is made partaker of divine charity and knowledge.
   He that has made divine genuinely charity his possession has no labour on following after the Lord his God, as Jeremiah says; rather he bears nobly every hardship, every rebuke and insult, thinking no evil at all of anyone.
   Do not say so Jeremiah that you are the Lord’s temple. Nor say: More faith in our Lord Jesus Christ can save me. For this is ineffective unless you also possess charity for him through good works. As to mere believing, “The devil also believe and tremble”.
   The work of love is the intentional doing of good to one’s neighbor and long suffering and patience; also the use of things in due measure.
   Finally, I command you like St. Paul, whatever you are going through, I will say rejoice and give thanks to God (1 Thess 5:18); because all things work for good for those who love God (Rom 8:28).
   Be charitable in this Christmas season because that is what the season is all about.  

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