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November 2, 2015 By Fr. John A. Peck

If You Want To Have Love in Your Heart, but Find None

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It really is this easy, and yes, it does work exactly this way.

by St. Ambrose of Optina

“If you find that there is no love in you, but you want to have it, then do deeds of love, even though you do them without love in the beginning. The Lord will see you desire and striving and will put love in your heart.”

 

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