Loving God Rightly
Meister
Eckhart
Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow and to
love him as they love their cow--they love their cow for the milk and cheese and
profit it makes them. This is how it is with people who love God for the sake of
outward wealth or inward comfort. They do not rightly love God when they love
him for their own advantage. Indeed, I tell you the truth, any object you have
on your mind, however good, will be a barrier between you and the inmost
truth.
Source: Meister Eckhart, A Modern Translation by Raymond Bernard
Blakney
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