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 Q. Why  did  God  make  you?

''A. God  made  me  to  know  Him,  to  love  Him,  and  to serve  Him  in  thin  worlds  and  to  be  happy  with  Him forever  in  the  next. ''

Without the  knowledge  of  God  the  heart  has  no true  peace. A certain fisherman  one  day  caught  a great  number  of  fish. As he  was  a good  sort  of  man, he picked  out  the  largest  fish  to  take  as  a present  to his  parish  priest. The fish  was  still  alive  when  he brought  it  to  the  presbytery  and  laid  it  on  the ground. All at  once  it  began  to  flap  with  its  tail,  to flounder  and  twist  itself  about  incessantly. The priest made  use  of  the  occasion  to  draw  a lesson  for the bystanders. “ See,” he  said,  “ how  that  unfortunate creature  wriggles  and  flounders  about; it wants  to  return  to  its  element,  which  is  water. It cannot be  happy  unless  it  is  in  the  water. So it  is with  us  men. We are  made  for  God,  and  as  soon  as we  depart  from  God  we  are  unhappy  and  ill  at  ease.” St. Augustine  says  truly: “ Our  heart  cannot  rest until it  rests  in  Thee,  O God.”

No one  can  be  saved  without  exertion  on  his  part. Some foolish  people  assert  that  no  man  can  influence his destiny. A Franciscan monk. Duns Scotus  by name,  was  one  day  walking  alongside  a field  where a laborer was  at  work,  cursing  and  swearing  all  the time. The monk  begged  him  to  desist,  telling  him if he  used  such  bad  language  he  would  surely  go  to