[Natural Law]

"We can easily fool ourselves of our true motivation."

Too many think that our motivations supersede our actions and unfortunately for too many God has become a means to a personal end.

As a I had a Catechist that explained it in very simple terms; that True happiness never came when we put ourselves first, but only when we recognized that JOY is an acronym for Jesus - Others - Yourself.

Similarly, those that relentlessly and even ruthlessly pursue Salvation will find it elusive. The Ignatian imperative must be that we not seek exclusively the Salvation of God, we must seek the God of Salvation. We must not seek the compassion of God, we must seek the God of compassion. We we must not seek God's mercy, we must seek the God of mercy. And we must not the forgiveness of God, we must seek the God of forgiveness. Like Grace, these things are not a wage or a reward, but a gift from God.

[Running On Empty]

Beautiful, NL

“Seek and you shall find”

“Knock and it will be opened to you”

[D-fendr]

Very good post, thanks. The imperative is very good.

I sometimes wonder what many would answer to the question:

Would you believe in Jesus Christ if you were not rewarded with heaven for doing so?