"When the spirit becomes tepid," he (Francis) said, "and gradually grows cold toward grace, flesh and blood necessarily seek their own interests. For what remains," he said,"if the soul does not find its delight, but that the flesh should turn to its delights? And then the animal appetite satisfies the craving of necessity, then carnal feeling forms the sonscience."
Saint Francis of Assisi
Celano, Second Life
CHAPTER XXXIX - 69
Thank you Chris for St. Francis's words. We see how true that is in today's world, so many souls have grown tepid and following the way of the flesh and not the way of God.
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