~If you would like to love God,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you hope for eternal happiness,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wonder how much
God loves you,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wonder how much
God wants you in heaven,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wonder how God
tries to prevent you
from the yawning jaws of hell,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wonder how much
God will help you to save your immortal soul,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wonder how much
you should forgive others,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wonder how much
your faith demands of you,
in humility, poverty, charity, meekness
and every virtue,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you want to know
what unselfishness and generosity are,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wonder how far
your own unselfishness
should go to bring others to Christ,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you want to understand
the need
for self-denial and mortification,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wish to live well,
look at the Crucifix!
~If you wish to die well,
look at the Crucifix!
The Crucifix - the Book of Life!
~Saint Thomas Aquinas
Thanks for this beautiful quote, it is good for every moment of our lives.
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