I Cannot Persuade Myself That Without Love

The Bread Which You Use Is The Bread Of The Hungry; The Garment Hanging In Your Wardrobe Is The Garment Of Him Who Is Naked; The Shoes You Do Not Wear Are The Shoes Of The One Who Is Barefoot; The Acts Of Charity That You Do Not Perform Are So Many Injustices That You Commit.

It Is Impious To Say That Evil Has Its Origin From God, Because Naught Contrary Is Produced By The Contrary. Life Does Not Generate Death, Nor Is Darkness The Beginning Of Light, Nor Is Disease The Maker Of Health, But In The Changes Of Conditions There Are Transitions From One Condition To The Contrary.

What Is There Astonishing In The Death Of A Mortal? But We Are Grieved At His Dying Before His Time. Are We Sure That This Was Not His Time? We Do Not Know How To Pick And Choose What Is Good For Our Souls, Or How To Fix The Limits Of The Life Of Man.

They Who Sow Courtesy Reap Friendship, And They Who Plant Kindness Gather Love.

As God Illumines All People Equally With The Light Of The Sun, So Do Those Who Desire To Imitate God Let Shine An Equal Ray Of Love On All People. For Wherever Love Disappears, Hatred Immediately Appears In Its Place. And If God Is Love, Then Hatred Is The Devil. Therefore As One Who Has Love Has God Within Himself, So He Who Has Hatred Within Himself Nurtures The Devil Within Himself.