Let Go
From Let Go by Francois Fenelon François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon (August 6, 1651–January 7, 1715), was a French Roman Catholic theologian, poet and writer. He today is remembered mostly as one of the main advocates of quietism and as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, a scabrous attack on the French monarchy, first published in 1699. He was later the Archbishop of Cambrai, where he was the spiritual advisor to a small number of people. This letter was written to someone under his care. The Discovery and Death of Self (Letter 10) Yes, I am happy to have you call me father! Because I certainly am—and always will be. You only need more assurance that I love you as a father, and this assurance will come when your heart is freed from the bondage of selfish love. We are in confining quarters, indeed, when we are enclosed in self, but when we emerge from that prison, and enter the immensity of God and the liberty of His children, we ar...
