now this: I have no fear of you. You cannot overturn the judgment seat of Christ and set up that of Donatus. I shall continue to call back the wandering; I shall seek out the lost.

Even if the branches of the wood tear me in my search, I shall still force my way through every path. Inasmuch as the Lord, who drives me to this task by his terror, gives me strength, I shall go through everything.

Prayer. Lord, our God, make us blessed by you, because we shall not lose you. When we remain true to you, we shall neither lose you nor be lost ourselves.

From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine. Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, 1986.

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