{"id":2006,"date":"2013-04-11T05:09:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T03:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2013-04-11T05:09:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T03:09:07","slug":"i-encourage-my-brothers-to-love-rather-than-be-afraid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2006","title":{"rendered":"I ENCOURAGE MY BROTHERS TO LOVE RATHER THAN BE AFRAID"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Eugene reflects on the necessity of focusing on hope in difficult times, he remembers how he constantly urges the Oblates to live in this spirit of hopeful confidence in the love of God. Addressing hope, he writes:<\/p>\n

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You whom I have preached so often to my brothers to encourage them to serve God,<\/strong><\/h5>\n
and to inspire them to live by the love of God and not by fear<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Retreat notes, May 1824, EO XV n. 156<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cMay the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in your faith, so that in the power of the Holy Spirit you may be rich in hope<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Romans 15:13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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