Before all else dear brothers, love God. Authentic spirituality begins and ends with love. All spiritual progress is measured by our capacity for love. And the beginning and end of all love is God. The Norbertine is challenged to love God from the moment he puts on the white habit until the day he surrenders himself to God in death.
Love is the greatest virtue and contains all the others.
Jesus completed his comment on the greatest commandment by saying, 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Love is like the robe of Christ, a seamless garment. Whoever loves the Father, loves the Son. Whoever really loves Christ will love people. Augustine's Rule calls Norbertines to love of neighbor.