Love Is God

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Happy Valentine’s Day, readers! As we celebrate romance and love today, let us keep in mind what, or Who, rather, is the source of that love.

“God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. In this is love perfected within us” (1 Jn. 4:16-17)

The romantic love of man and woman, as good and beautiful as it is, is but a reflection, a foreshadowing, of a Greater Love which awaits us and is meant to bring each spouse closer to to that Divine love. That is why

Couples can love each other only to the extent that they let the Creator “define a new level of existence” that places their love in the context of the Absolute. (Called to Love p. 74-75)

The best, indeed, the only way to grow in love with another person is to grow ever closer God, love’s Divine source. Why not end your Valentine’s Day celebration with your loved one today with some time spent in prayer together?

Excellent advice for all single people – especially our youth, from Blessed Marcel Callo:

I am not one to amuse myself with the heart of a lady, since my love is pure and noble. If I have waited until I was 20 years old to go out with a young lady, it is because I knew that I wanted to find real love. One must master his heart before he can give it to the one that is chosen for him by Christ.

Finding real love can take quite some time, but we should never let ourselves settle for less. Nor should we give our hearts (and our bodies) too freely or foolishly in search of that love. God alone is the One who satisfies our every desire. Establish a relationship with Christ first and build on that relationship so that He may a.) create in you a clean heart and guard you against impurity and b.) lead you to a worthy, suitable companion.

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