o way.” And to be fair… you’d be right. We, of our own power, can’t love like Jesus does. “It is true that the creature loves less because she is less,” St. Bernard of Clairvaux tells us. However, he goes on to say, “But if she loves with her whole being, nothing is lacking where everything is given.” Whether you are someone who tends toward scrupulosity, attempting to discipline yourself “perfectly” for God, or whether you are someone who tends toward choosing the path of least resistance, St. Bernard’s words can provide the framework for how to grow in devotion through discipline.