Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

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Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends

entire faith,—why do we love him? What good thing do we see in him with the eyes of the flesh? Not any. There is therefore a kind of beauty in righteousness, which we see with the eye of the heart, and we love. With these prepare yourself to be satisfied: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matt 5:6). And that same temple, filled with good things , do not imagine to be anything but yourselves. Love righteousness, and you are the temple of God.