Consider and wonder at the wealth of Christ's love for us
If, having been made in the image of God, you wish to be like Him,
follow His example. Christians, whose very name is a profession of
love for everyone, should imitate the love of Christ. Consider and
wonder at the wealth of Christ's love for us. When He was about to
show Himself to us in our own nature, He sent John the Baptist to
preach repentance by word and example.
Before John he sent all the prophets. They too were to teach people
to amend their lives. Then He came Himself and with His own voice
cried out: Come to me, all you who labor and are overburdened, and I
will give you rest. And how did He receive those who listened to His
call and followed Him? He readily forgave them their sins, instantly
relieving them of all their cause for grief. The Word made them holy,
the Spirit set His seal on them. Their old self was buried in the
waters of baptism and a new self born; their youth was renewed by
grace. And the result? Enemies of God became his friends, strangers
to Him became His children, idolaters became worshipers of the true God.
St. Asterius of Amasea
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Lord, may everything we do begin with Your inspiration and continue
with Your help,
so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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