“A slavery of love.”
This
seems to be one of Montfort’s most paradoxical and controversial concepts.
When
we hear the word slave,
we
cringe.
We
think of our history
as
well as our present.
People
being held against their own will
and
being forced to work.
There
is nothing there that even remotely mirrors love.
Montfort
calls us to slavery.
But
a slavery far from the traditional.
A
slavery of love.
When
we hear the word love,
a
multitude of feelings arise.
We
think of our loved ones,
we
think of Christ’s love for us.
We
know how great it is to feel loved,
to
be loved,
and
to love.
There
appears to nothing here that even remotely mirrors slavery.
This
is where the paradox comes into play.
Slavery
is essentially service.
Humbling
serving your master.
Love
is the Cross.
Humbling
Himself to give us life.
If
we serve out of love,
it
is no longer slavery in the traditional sense.
We
are not serving against our own will.
We
are now serving out of love.
When
done out of love,
serving
becomes a joy.
We
want only to serve.
We
want only to follow.
We
want only to live our lives for Christ.
We
want to be slaves of Love.
This Lenten blog series is based upon St. Louis de
Montfort's writings. Unless otherwise noted, all the phrases in quotation marks
are taken from the book Jesus Living
in Mary.
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