Darts of Fire: OR PROOFS THAT JESUS CHRIST HAS GIVEN US OF HIS LOVE IN THE WORK OF REDEMPTION by St. Alphonsus Liguori VIII. Semetipsum exinanivit. "He emptied Himself."-----Phil. ii. 7 Behold the Only-begotton Son of God, omnipotent and true God, equal to the Father, born a little Infant in a stable. He emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made to the likeness of men. [Phil. ii. 7] If anyone would see a God annihilated, let him enter into the cave of Bethlehem, and he will find Him as a little Infant, bound in swaddling-clothes, so that He cannot move, weeping and trembling with cold. Ah, holy faith, tell me Whose Son is this poor Child? Faith answers, He is the Son of God, and He is true God. And who has brought Him to so miserable a condition? It was the love He had for men. And yet there are men to be found who do not love this God! Thou, then, my Jesus, hast spent all Thy life amidst sorrows to make me understand the love Thou dost bear me, and I have spent, my life in despising and displeasing Thee by my sins! Ah, make me know the evil I have committed, and the love which Thou desirest to have. But since Thou hast borne with me till now, permit me not to give Thee any more cause for sorrow. Inflame me altogether with Thy love, and remind me always of all Thou hast suffered for me, that from this day forth I may forget everything, and think of nothing but loving and pleasing Thee. Thou didst come on earth to reign in our hearts; take, then, from my heart all that could prevent Thee from possessing it entirely! Make my will to be wholly conformed to Thy will; may Thine be mine, and may it be the rule of all my actions and desires. The Back spray takes you to the previous page and the Forward to the next.  E-Mail HOME-----------------------CHILDREN--------------------CHRISTMAS www.catholictradition.org/Christmas/darts-fire8.htm