"Francis [de
Sales] insists that true devotion must touch every area of our life. True
devotion is not just a matter of spiritual practices but of bringing all our
life under the lordship of Christ. Francis is known for his slogan: ‘Live,
Jesus! Live, Jesus!’ What he means by this is an invitation to Jesus to ‘live
and reign in our hearts forever and ever’ . . . In other words, for Francis, to
live the devout life is to reach the point in our love for God and neighbor
that we eagerly (‘carefully, frequently, and promptly’) desire to do His will
in all the various ways in which it is communicated to us: in the duties of our
state in life, in the objective teaching of God’s Word, in opportunities and
occasions presented to us, in response to our interior inspirations."
— Ralph Martin, Fulfillment of All Desire, p.
107
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