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Hence we cry: 'Our Father Who art in heaven,' that we may remember where He calls us.

Who could fail to love Him Who makes us not only His heirs, but co-heirs with His beloved Son? And who could fail to desire that lovely inheritance? It is given only to those who love Him. Our inheritance is God Himself: He is our one good and our sole reward. 'I,’ He said, 'am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great ’ [1]: — too great, that is, for your deserts, but not exceeding the immense goodness of your God.

  1. Gen. xv. i.