what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in Love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.~ Is it possible to fall in love with God? To be obsessed with God? Yes! This is what Jesus was driving at when he announced the “first” commandment to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. In fact the Jews would post the on their doorpost and even literally Shema (Hear O Israel…) wear it on their foreheads to demonstrate their love for God. We all know it is one thing to and another to demonstrate that religion by “have religion” truly loving God. Posting the Scriptures, hearing the Scriptures and reading the Bible is good, but following it shows your love for God. you love me, “If keep my Jesus tells us. word” We love God in two main ways. First by developing and nurturing our personal relationship with God. We do this first of all by praying. Prayer to try to please God. Primarily it is isn’t just spouting off rote prayers spending time with God heart to heart. There is silence. There are petitions. There is a sharing of spirit and depths of your person. Talk to God and share your innermost heart. Also, we read the Bible and spiritual books. We worship, celebrate sacraments and go to confession. We attend missions and retreats. We watch good Christian TV programs, listen to and CD’s radio programs as well as listen to Christian music. We listen to life and watch for God in our pilgrimage. Jesus used the We are all in word “all.” with the Lord. Each day we open ourselves to being loved by God and seek to reciprocate by loving God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) by developing a real and practical piety. love for us is This is where we get the word erotic from. If you God’s “eros.” want to read something that gives an indication of passionate love God’s for you personally, spend some time in the of “Song Songs.” The sexual
what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in Love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.~ Is it possible to fall in love with God? To be obsessed with God? Yes! This is what Jesus was driving at when he announced the “first” commandment to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. In fact the Jews would post the Shema (Hear O Israel…) on their doorpost and even literally wear it on their foreheads to demonstrate their love for God. We all know it is one thing to “have religion” and another to demonstrate that religion by truly loving God. Posting the Scriptures, hearing the Scriptures and reading the Bible is good, but following it shows your love for God. “If you love me, keep my word” Jesus tells us. We love God in two main ways. First by developing and nurturing our personal relationship with God. We do this first of all by praying. Prayer isn’t just spouting off rote prayers to try to please God. Primarily it is spending time with God heart to heart. There is silence. There are petitions. There is a sharing of spirit and depths of your person. Talk to God and share your innermost heart. Also, we read the Bible and spiritual books. We worship, celebrate sacraments and go to confession. We attend missions and retreats. We watch good Christian TV programs, listen to CD’s and radio programs as well as listen to Christian music. We listen to life and watch for God in our pilgrimage. Jesus used the word “all.” We are all in with the Lord. Each day we open ourselves to being loved by God and seek to reciprocate by loving God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) by developing a real and practical piety. God’s love for us is “eros.” This is where we get the word erotic from. If you want to read something that gives an indication of God’s passionate love for you personally, spend some time in the “Song of Songs.” The sexual