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Goes out to
John Michael Talbot
for giving us permission
to use his song on our
"Come to the Quiet"
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Avarice, Taking The Name of "Discretion"



"But once they (the Franciscans) were walking in such great fervor of love for Christ, Avarice, taking the name of Discretion, began to say to them, "Do not show yourselves so unbending before men and do not despise in this way the honor they show you; but show yourselves affable to them and do not outwardly spurn the glory they offer you, but do so at most inwardly. It is good to have friendship of kings, acquaintance with princes, and familiarity with the great, for, when they thus honor and revere you, when they rise and come to meet you, many who see this will be more easily turned to God by their example."

"They indeed, seeing the advantage of this, accepted the proffered counsel; but not guarding themselves against the snare set for them along the way, they at length embraced glory and honor with all their heart. They esteemed themselves to be also inwardly what they were proclaimed to be outwardly, placing their glory in the mouths of those who praised them, like foolish virgins giving oil to those who sold it, and like an unprofitable servant."

Saint Francis of Assisi
Sacrum Commercium
Chapter IV

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