對天主的愛,首先是渴望擁有天主並與祂生活在一起,其次是我們整個人與耶穌基督的真正結合。達到如聖保祿所說的最高境界:「基督在我內生活。」(APD56, 128)
Love of God is the desire to possess God and to live united with him, first, and second, it is this true union of our whole being with Jesus Christ. And the point of arrival is the one indicated by St Paul and it is of the highest degree: “vivit vero in me Christus” (APD56, 128).