Through the Church Fathers: February 26

Desire, love, and will are brought into sharp focus today as the Church wrestles with where the heart truly rests: Hermas insists that God’s commandments are not impossible burdens but become light when the heart is filled with the Lord rather than fear of the devil; Augustine calls the soul away from loving mutable things for their own sake and urges it to love all things in God, where alone there is rest through Jesus Christ; Aquinas anchors both voices by clarifying that the will of God is identical with His being, eternal and unchanging, so that all divine willing flows from fullness rather than need.Readings:The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandment 12Augustine of Hippo — The Confessions, Book 4, Chapter 12 (Section 18)Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologica, Part 1, Question 19, Article 1Explore the Project:Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.comPatreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpattonCredo Courses – https://www.credocourses.comCredo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org#ThroughTheChurchFathers #ChurchFathers #Hermas #Augustine #Aquinas #ChristianTheology #OrderedLove #DivineWill