"Life in the Spirit is the thrill and excitement of falling in love with Jesus Christ."
Brennan Manning, "Reflections for Ragamuffins"
OK, so I don't remember this lesson in my Religious Ed classes. This wasn't the message I learned in the Baltimore Catechism. But it is the message of my faith today. This lesson in Christianity cannot be taught. Falling in love is more of a natural experience, not something you read in a book or hear in a lecture. Human beings are wired to fall in love, that is the way God made us. And it's very hard to fall in love with someone you do not know personally. Oh, I know, people think they fall in love with movie stars or entertainers, but that isn't real love. In order to love someone on a personal level, you must get to know them. And then, watch out! Falling in love overtakes you and robs you of common sense! You do things like vacuum in the middle of the night, because you're too busy with your new love to vacuum at a sensible time! You think about that person day and night and nothing else seems important. Other activities and even people fall to the wayside and you seek out time with your love. And that is human nature, what God wired us to do. But it is also Divine, because that is the way God loves us--madly, passionately and crazily! Carve out some time today to think about falling in love with God. Love, heidi
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