If
we look forward to receiving God’s mercy, we can never fail to do
good so long as we have the strength. For if we share with the poor,
out of love for God, whatever He has given to us, we shall receive
according to His promise a hundredfold in eternal happiness. What a
fine profit, what a blessed reward! With outstretched arms He begs us
to turn toward Him, to weep for our sins, and to become the servants
of love, first for ourselves, then for our neighbors. Just as water
extinguishes a fire, so love wipes away sin.
– Saint
John of God from
a letter
Saint
John of God's
patronage: Booksellers;
heart patients; hospitals; nurses; the sick; the dying and
firefighters.
