We
all have a desire to be wanted.
We
want to be loved.
We
know the feeling.
I
am guilty of having days
where
I basically just mope around
convincing
myself that no one loves me.
A
lot of damage occurs when we think this way.
In
fact,
most,
if not all, of the brokenness in the world is a result
of
a perceived lack of love.
When
we know we are loved,
it
results in happiness,
joy,
the
drive to succeed,
the
desire to help others,
the
want to become a better person,
and
the eagerness to, in turn,
love
someone else.
When
we don’t feel loved,
from
it stems pain,
sorrow,
suffering,
laziness,
brokenness,
and
we can’t even think about showing love.
What’s
crazy is we know this,
we
see this,
and
yet,
we
don’t love those around us
because
we don’t feel loved ourselves.
It’s
a vicious cycle.
If
we all knew
and
believed that we are loved
and
then acted upon that,
the
world would truly be a different place.
Here
is our reminder that we truly are loved:
“The Heart of Christ loves us without ceasing to
love for even a moment.
The Heart of Christ loves us infinitely.”
He
loves you.
He
doesn’t ever stop.
Not
even for a moment.
His
love for us is infinite.
Infinity.
Unending.
On
and on.
We
now know this.
But
that doesn’t mean much.
What
would happen if we believed it?
What
would happen if we acted upon it?
Our
perceived lack of love would be gone.
Others
would know the love of Christ.
We
would be partaking in purpose of our existence;
to
know,
to
love,
and
to serve God.
What
about trying this out?
I’d
like everyone to know the love of Christ.
I’d
like to change the world.
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This Lenten blog series is based upon St. Louis de
Montfort's writings. Unless otherwise noted, all the phrases in quotation marks
are taken from the book Jesus Living
in Mary.
A.M.D.G.
ReplyDelete"a perceived lack of love"
Now that is new. I never thought of it that way before...but it is TRUE...it is SO true. Wow. We must come to the place of KNOWING, knowing beyond a shadow of doubt that we are truly loved by the Lover of all mankind. Our human finiteness has a hard time comprehending this because of all the "stuff" we go through and we perceive in our humanity that we are not loved...even by the Father.
May Our Lady pour out abundantly the graces we need to perceive and receive the Love of Our Father in Heaven, that we may know, love, and serve Him as our First Love all the rest of our days here on earth. +Amen.
Mrs. O.