Tuesday, December 13 : Diadochus of Photike

Whoever loves his own life (Jn 12,25) cannot be loving God, but whoever does not cling to himself as a result of divine love’s overflowing gifts is the one who loves God. Such a one never seeks their own glory but God’s, for whoever loves his own life is seeking his own glory. Whoever binds himself to God loves the glory of his Creator. And indeed, it is the characteristic of souls sensitive to God’s love that they continually seek God’s glory in carrying out the commandments and take pleasure in their own lowliness. For glory belongs to God because of his greatness, and lowliness belongs to man because it makes of him God’s friend. If this is the way we behave then we will rejoice after Saint John the Baptist’s example and will start saying over and over again: “He must increase; I must decrease” (Jn 3,30).
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