RE: Loving God More Than Your Family & Spouse
November 14, 2015 at 4:31 pm
(This post was last modified: November 14, 2015 at 4:31 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(November 13, 2015 at 7:01 am)miaharun Wrote: Hi All, I just want to know how one can love something intangible more than someone you can intellectually discern. How is it possible? How can you get married knowing you love a imaginary friend more? How can a relationship with this friend (again intangible) can impact ones life more than what a real person can offer you ? Like love and intimacy . I just fail to see why the vast majority of people on this planet continue to do this.
It is hard to explain, but the way I understand it is this - loving God is supposed to mean loving goodness and love, and putting that above all else. So we say we love God by loving our neighbor, by doing good for others, etc. "Loving God" is not really like how we love another person.
At least that is how it has been explained to me and how I understand it, so I cannot speak for those who think differently.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
