He doth well that serveth his neighbor, and not his own will.
Often it seemeth to be charity, and it is rather carnality; because
natural inclinations, self-will, hope of reward, and desire of our own
interest, are motives that men are rarely free from.
3. He that hath true and perfect charity seeketh himself in nothing,
but only desireth in all things that God should be exalted.
He envieth none, because he seeketh not his own satisfaction: neither
rejoiceth in himself, but chooses God only for his portion.
He attributes nothing that is good to any man, but wholly referreth it
unto God, from whom, as from the fountain, all things proceed: in whom
finally all the saints rest.
O that he had but one spark of true charity, he would certainly discern
that all earthly things are full of vanity!
[_End of Required Reading for May._]