Love and Responsibility

During the FOCUS conference, the most impacting sessions was called Love and Responsibility by Dr. Sri. It was based off Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. It truly blew me away. The depth and richness of the Catholic faith, my faith! How unworthy and undeserving I am, yet God has called and I answered yes to go where He calls and to share this faith with others because of the everlasting life only God gives through His son Jesus Christ. Praise! Alleulia! Through the sacraments, we are able to experience Christ more fully! And through this session I learned that we are called to turn away from an "immature love" to a "mature love." A love that has Christ at the very core of who every person is/what every person desires. This desire has been placed there so that we may have abundant life. Sometimes, most of the time, this "immature love" is what people have because of Satan who masks and makes the appearance of this "immature love" seem appealing and fulfilling, that to pursue the "immature love" it will give everlasting life. FALSE! That through being faithful, self-giving, and saying yes to God's call and will in life gives you a mature love. Only through grace and works, when combined will you reside with God. I am thrilled to start reading and diving into this book to learn about what mature love looks like and the theology of the Body to understand the very core of what the sacrament of the Eucharist is and how to live a life of holiness. Thanks be to God for confession, for the absolution of sins, that I now have a clean slate and a better understanding (yet so very miniscule) of how Christ satisfies through His body that was given up for us. I pray with humility for continued understanding, strength to say yes to letting Christ fill this physical desire I have during this period of singleness, the courage-(fearless courage) to be patient and trust God for my vocation of marriage and motherhood.