True glory is the glory of love, because it is the only one that gives life to the world. Certainly, this glory is the opposite of worldly glory, which comes when one is admired, praised, acclaimed. The glory of God, on the other hand, is paradoxical: no applause, no audience. At the center there is not the ego, but the other.
What is the glory I live for? Mine or God's? Do I just want to receive from others or also to give to others?
[The way to give God glory is to] live all that we do with love, do everything with the heart, as for Him.
--Pope Francis
Image source 2: Pope Francis washing the feet of prisoners, April 14, 2022,
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-04-14/pope-visits-italian-prison-for-traditional-foot-washing-mass
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