Motive of Obedience

A quote from Catherine:


The motive of our obedience we should ever bear in mind;
it is no other than the love of God.


Toddy is the feast day of St. Andrew, brother, fisherman, apostle, martyr. That pretty well sums up his life. Now what do those words tell us? He was in obedience to his family. He was in obedience to his work place, his brother who also worked the business. He was in obedience to Jesus who called him. He was in obedience to the Holy Spirit who led him to death and final glory.

His motive? From his life you can see his motive, love of family, love of work , love of God even to death. I wonder if any of us could say the same thing. What is our motive for obedience whether it is in the home, the workplace, the convent, the classroom, the friends?

Each of those places have responsibilities and duties. How do we carry them out. Do we use right intelligence and see a bigger picture? Do we only look at what we can get out of it? Do we complain? Do we put off? If our hearts are in the right place, then God is our motive; obedience is our response.

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