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How does one learn to love ? First, a person must realise his or her lovableness. This is done by seeing with God's eyes, not the world's. To the world, most people are nobodies. But to God, nobody is a nobody. Everybody is a somebody because God made each and every one of us in love. To know and appreciate one's uniqueness and lovableness is the first step towards loving God.
Secondly, one must know that he or she owns nothing but his or her sins, as St. Francis said. St Therese knew this in a profound way. Not only was she content with this knowledge, she delighted in it ! She was nothing. God was All.
Then, one will come to realise that Christ left heaven and died as a nobody so that we, who are nobodies to the world, might possess all that is possible in heaven.
Madeline Pecora Nugent
The Messenger of St. Anthony
October 1997
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