18. Those who live "by the flesh" experienceGod's law as a burden, and indeed as a denial or at least a restriction oftheir own freedom. On the other hand, those who are impelled by love and"walk by the Spirit" (
Gal 5:16), and who desire to serveothers, find in God's Law the fundamental and necessary way in which topractise love as something freely chosen and freely lived out. Indeed, theyfeel an interior urge — a genuine "necessity" and no longer a form ofcoercion — not to stop at the minimum demands of the Law, but to live them intheir "fullness". This is a still uncertain and fragile journey aslong as we are on earth, but it is one made possible by grace, which enables usto possess the full freedom of the children of God (cf.
Rom 8:21) andthus to live our moral life in a way worthy of our sublime vocation as"sons in the Son".
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor_en.html
Wow! What a great bit about true freedom vs. illusory freedom. What a great explanation for why the law of God feels like a burden for some and why for others it is a burden that is easy and a yoke that is light.
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