St. Francis Exhorts His Brothers
"Hear, 'listen carefully to what I say' (Ac 2:14). Bend the ear of your heart and obey the voice of the Son of God. Keep his precepts in the depths of your heart and fulfill perfectly his counsels. 'Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good' (Ps 136:1) and extol him in your works, because he has sent you into the whole world for this, namely, to give testimony to his voice in word and work and to make known to all that there is no other Almighty besides him." --St. Francis, Letter to the Whole Order
To "bend the ear" of our hearts is to listen--not just hear. When we listen to God we imply we intend to do what we hear. And when we listen with our hearts I should think we can't help but obey!
"Hear, 'listen carefully to what I say' (Ac 2:14). Bend the ear of your heart and obey the voice of the Son of God. Keep his precepts in the depths of your heart and fulfill perfectly his counsels. 'Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good' (Ps 136:1) and extol him in your works, because he has sent you into the whole world for this, namely, to give testimony to his voice in word and work and to make known to all that there is no other Almighty besides him." --St. Francis, Letter to the Whole Order
To "bend the ear" of our hearts is to listen--not just hear. When we listen to God we imply we intend to do what we hear. And when we listen with our hearts I should think we can't help but obey!
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