August 31
Reign with God
o reign in heaven
simply means exercising a single power with God and all the holy angels
and saints through being so united with them in love as to want only what
they want. Love God more than yourself, then, and already you will begin
to have what you desire to possess fully in heaven. Be at one with God
and with other men and women -- so long as they are not at variance with
God -- and already you will begin to reign with God and all the saints.
The desires of God and all the saints will be the same as yours in heaven,
if your desires now are the same as those of God and other people. So,
if you want to be a king in heaven, love God and other people as you should
and then you will deserve to become what you desire.
From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Tradition Day by Day: Readings from
Church Writers. Augustinian Press. Villanova, PA, 1994.
HTML text prepared by David P. Steelman
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