Fulton J. Sheen Lift Up Your Hearts
St. Augustine says Amor pondus meum; love is the law of gravitation. All things have their center. The schoolboy finds it hard to study, because he does not love knowledge as much as athletics. The businessman finds it hard to think of heavenly pleasures because he is dedicated to the filling of his "barn." The carnal-minded find it difficult to love the spirit because their treasure lies in the flesh. Everyone becomes like that which he loves; if he loves the material, he becomes the material; if he loves the spiritual, he is converted into it in his outlook, his ideals, and his aspirations. Given this relationship between love and prayer, it is easy to understand why some souls say: "I have no time to pray." They really have not, because to them other duties are more pressing; other treasures more precious; other interests more exhilarating.
What do you find yourself being gravitated toward? Do you really love it? Does it love you? Will it provide for you all of the things your heart desires?
Turn, in this moment, to Jesus. Let him love you. Be pulled by his gravitational love.
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