February 11, 2008
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God- The Greatest Romantic of All Time
Really, there is no story more romantic, more thrilling, more relevant than the story of salvation. No being has sacrificed more for us, loved us more than our God. This week of Valentine’s, I’m going to try selecting some particularly lovely texts that express God’s love for us. I hope they warm your hearts and remind you that you are always dearly loved by God, who created everything in existence, who died for us, and who dwells in each of our hearts.
Isaiah 43:1-4
- But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine. When you pass through the water, I will be with you; in the rivers you shall not drown. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned; the flames shall not consume you. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in return for you. Because you are precious in my eyes and glorious, and because I love you, I give men in return for you and peoples in exchange for your life.
Psalm 36:8-12
How precious is your love, O God! We take refuge in the shadow of your wings. We feast on the rich food of your house; from your delightful stream you give us drink. For with you is the fountain of life, and in your light we see light. Continue your kindness toward your friends, your just defense of the honest heart. Do not let the foot of the proud overtake me, nor the hand of the wicked disturb me.
Psalm 42:2-3
- As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My being thirsts for God, the living God.
And He thirsts for us, too. What better Valentine could we give God than our very own hearts, as He has given us His? What better flowers could we give Him than our prayers? St. Louis de Montfort calls the Rosary a mystic rosebush. For those here who pray the rosary, why not offer one for God this Valentine’s Day, a bouquet of our very own prayers in thanksgiving for His love?
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Love the background.
LOVE the new pic in the background. Such a gorgeous rose.
Jake, could you recycle some of the text of this post into the online chat over at Knights in Interaction tomorrow? It’ll start at 5 p.m. MST, but you can submit stuff in advance, if you want to. The topic of the chat is “Charity.”
I’ll conceed the romance skillz to Him this time
btw Jake, haven’t seen you on AIM in years, but is that verboden?
@claytoniantomb - I get on AIM a few times a week while I’m here in Riverton, Wyoming. But I wonder if the time zone differences between here and Japan don’t conspire to foil us! So I would recommend just signing on, and hopefully one of these days we will run into each other.
@Ancient_Scribe -
claytoniantomb or tombclaytonian maybe you need to add me again. Why are you in the town I taught art in?
@claytoniantomb - I am here at St. Stephens Mission living and working with the Jesuits here. It is part of my formation that I live and work with Jesuits in the U.S. somewhere for five months. I will make sure you are on my IM.