But then my mind was struck by light that flashed
and, with this light, received what it had asked.Here force failed my high fantasy; but mydesire and will were moved already – likea wheel revolving uniformly – bythe Love that moves the sun and the other stars. (Par. XXXIII, 140-145)
I absolutely love this quote. It's the one I chose to read at colloquium, and overall, I feel as if it summarizes my thoughts towards all of the Divine Comedy. Dante, after such a long and arduous journey through the inferno and purgatorio, has finally reached the perfection he had been lacking. And not through a triumph of virtue over his will and desire, but rather, a reshaping of his will. The same God that so powerfully moves the heavens, and continues to do so, moved Dante's will and formed it to match that of his own. This is what he strove for, and is highly reflective of what every Christian has to look forward to: the culmination of our sanctification.
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