Wesley insisted that in this life, one could reach a state where the love of God, or perfect love, reigned supreme in one’s heart.  To help his followers achieve this perfection, he taught them this poem:
Il disait que dans la vie, il fallait atteindre un état dans lequel l’amour de Dieu, ou le parfait amour, l’emportait sur les autres affections.  Pour aider ses disciples à atteindre cette perfection, il leur a enseigné ce poème : « Do all the good you can, To all the people you can, At all the times you can. In all the ways you can, By all the means you can, As long as you ever can. »