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"...One can know reality [objective truth] , but remain at odds with it by failing to interiorize it...but such a person lives an illusion in which peace eludes him. For a person to be at peace with himself and the world, he must not only know the truth, he must interiorize it, feel it, experience it, and freely embrace it as his own. To do so, he must trust the truth wholeheartedly, to have an impassioned love for the objective good and abandon himself to it fearlessly. This is only possible if truth is perfect love, which is only possible if truth itself is a perfect person. Truth is. Truth's name is Jesus Christ."
Christopher West in "Theology of the Body Explained", Pauline Books & Media, Boston MA, 2003, p42-43
posted by Holly at 1:09 PM
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We can know all about God - we can be catechism-memorization-perfect. But this doesn't mean we 'know God'. And if we don't 'know God', our chances of "experiencing" the love and peace He offers is minimal.
Our schooling taught us to study and learn. This is excellent and valid and necessary,. But there is more to ourselves and our lives - there are our hearts. Relationship is lived not just in the realm of thougth and choice, but in the realm of emotions and heart as well. Our love life with God is meant to be just that - personal - human - whole - from the heart - not just cold duty.
And only then, when we encounter Jesus as a living real loving PERSON-God , who totally delights in our own uniqueness and personhood - only then will we begin to live the real gospel - the real Good News - that God came to earth to share,
Faith, according to JPII, is the OPENESS to receive God's self-gift in love. Are our minds and HEARTS open enough to dare to believe God Himself wants to come and be with us? Personally? in FELT LOVE?
As we believe, so we will experience. And as we trust, so shall we believe.
Ask Jesus to heal you of all the wounds which make is so darned hard to trust God,the Loving Father...
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