Saturday, August 20th
St. Bernard. (1080-1153)
Ecclesiasticus 15:1-5. John 17: 20-26

The Father’s love is powerful to fulfil all He wills and purposes. Through His love all things were and are created and by and through and in His love all responsive to His Word in the grace and power of His Love are brought to His Presence in time and enabled and empowered to make progress in the way through Love’s indwelling and the light and leading of Our Holy Spirit.

Through the Father’s Word and Love Incarnate the Father’s power and glory are made known in His created world and are the means of drawing one and all together into the orbit of the fulness of His Presence – progress in time, and fulness in eternity.

But time and eternity are one, and Eternal Love seeks to draw His whole creation to Himself through Our redeeming, sanctifying love; enter daily and constantly into His Presence and offer your whole self in faith and trust to the Father’s will and loving purpose. So will you be bought to perfection and fulfilment, with all made perfect in and through His Love.