St. Augustine, How Do I Get God To Be Merciful To Me?
Question 47b Is God merciful to all who call upon Him? The scepter of justice is the scepter of the kingdom… It is necessary that for every injustice, great or small, punishment follows – either by the man himself who repents, or by God who distributes justice. Further, he who repents is already punishing himself. Therefore let us punish our own sins if we want to obtain God’s mercy. from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions [...]
St. Augustine, Will God Be Merciful To Me?
Question 47a Is God merciful to all who call upon Him? Consider well, brethren, what good things God gives to sinners – and then learn what he gives to his servants. To those sinners who blaspheme him every day, he gives the sky and the earth, he gives springs, fruit, health, children, wealth, bounty… from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger The soul which draws near to God recognizes its [...]
St. Augustine, What is Thanksgiving?
Question 46 What is Thanksgiving? Nothing will be sweeter in heaven than to thank Christ for his Blood by which we have been saved... “How can I repay the Lord for all the good done for me (Ps. 116:12) for even as my memory recalls these things, my soul is not repulsed by them? I will love you, O Lord, and thank you, and profess your name, because you have taken from me these [...]