tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post162081525399078348..comments2023-02-28T03:43:28.509-05:00Comments on Cinema Catechism: The Nature, Origin, and Cause of LoveBenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322135500288738561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-204235964579949112011-11-05T17:45:36.999-04:002011-11-05T17:45:36.999-04:00You know I'll be there. Here.You know I'll be there. Here.Shenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-21366656388670316452011-11-05T17:23:16.129-04:002011-11-05T17:23:16.129-04:00"The Bridegroom is coming . . ."
(see h..."The Bridegroom is coming . . ."<br /><br />(see here tomorrow)Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322135500288738561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-65194710130049623412011-11-05T16:53:02.292-04:002011-11-05T16:53:02.292-04:00I AM striving for perfection. Of course I want th...I AM striving for perfection. Of course I want the best - to love perfectly and to be loved.<br /><br />I did, do, and will continue to ask for God's grace as I reach.<br /><br />But I asked a friend, too...Shenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-26397938907801599542011-11-05T16:40:10.713-04:002011-11-05T16:40:10.713-04:00We are called to be perfect, just as our Father in...We are called to be perfect, just as our Father in heaven is perfect, in love.<br /><br />And if we are speaking of love -- should we not want the best?<br /><br />Nevertheless, yes, we often fail, we often come up short.<br /><br />But we shouldn't beat ourselves up over it. We shouldn't get all discouraged because we are imperfect fallen humans. The Lord knows that and He understands that and He loves us still. But He also asks us to keep going, to keep proceeding down the road, to progress in the journey of love.<br /><br />Sure, many of us have not gone very far down that road, but what is important is that we stay on the road. If we are on the road, no matter how far down we've gone, the journey is much easier -- much, much easier than trying to go through the high weeds and rocky ground with an inward-oriented hard-heart.<br /><br />Do what you can, and ask God for help (grace) to do the rest.Markhttp://cinemacatechism.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-47551280119306843362011-11-05T16:02:16.251-04:002011-11-05T16:02:16.251-04:00Mark - your words are full of wisdom and I can fin...Mark - your words are full of wisdom and I can find no fault in them, per se. But we are all human. None of us can hope to live up to the perfection of God's love and how God expects/commands us to love.<br /><br />That doesn't excuse us from the effort, but let's face it, sometimes love IS drudgery, love IS pain - in more ways than one - and love can hurt. <br /><br />When I read things like this, it feels akin to looking at the supermodel in the magazines. I will NEVER be able to look like that, on my best day.<br /><br />I will NEVER be able to love fully, ideally, with agape, philia, eros, etc. I will NEVER achieve that. I can accomplish them separately, but I'll never be able to love everyone all the time in every way. <br /><br />The relevant thing there is, which one of those will be the one at the fore? Since we can't all love perfectly, which do we choose to fulfill? For most, I think it's eros because it feels so damned good.<br /><br />What needs to be understood is that when that wonderful heart-soaring, joyful contentment you referred to goes away, that is when we have to make the conscious choice to commit to the love that is not always so fun. It's easy to love when one is in the thrall of it.Geez, She's Backnoreply@blogger.com