Saturday, January 1, 2011

Of Submission of our Wills

It is generally said, and perhaps not without appearance of Reason, that devout men are fond of their own opinions; but it is an error to think that men who will always follow their own Wills, and are obstinately conceited of their own sentiments, can be truly devout. This submission of our Wills is that renouncing of ourselves which Jesus Christ requires so positively, and commands so often in the Gospell, and without which we cannot be his Disciples. And indeed we can never be truly virtuous without this submision both of our Understanding and Will.

from Christian Reflections by Fr. Jean Croiset