“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them”

How To Be An Image Of God | St. Edith Stein
"In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will."–St. Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) Photo by Anita Jankovic on Unsplash *Amazon Affiliate links help the...