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The Light of Love
The Light of Love
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Asking the wrong question
But "How far is too far?" is the wrong question. We should not focus on how close we can get to sin without sinning any more than we should focus on how close we can get to hitting an oncoming car. When our hearts are right with God, we are concerned with what is truly pure and with how we can glorify God with our bodies. We want every act of affection to be a reflection of the fact that he is first in our lives. Until he is, we'll have a terribly hard time discerning love from lust.
If you truly wish to know the will of God as it relates to purity, come to him in prayer. He will tell you. Do not be afraid to meet him in the silence of your interior life. The closer you get to him, the more perfectly you will be able to love your boyfriend or girlfriend. In prayer, you will learn that the purpose of chastity is not to isolate couples, but to enable them to express the love of God to each other.
"Young people are always searching for the beauty in love. They want their love to be beautiful. If they give in to weakness, following [worldly] models of behavior . . . in the depths of their hearts they still desire a beautiful and pure love. This is as true of boys as it is of girls. Ultimately, they know that only God can give them this love. As a result, they are willing to follow Christ, without caring about the sacrifices this may entail."[1]
--Pope John Paul II
"www catholic com chastity com
But "How far is too far?" is the wrong question. We should not focus on how close we can get to sin without sinning any more than we should focus on how close we can get to hitting an oncoming car. When our hearts are right with God, we are concerned with what is truly pure and with how we can glorify God with our bodies. We want every act of affection to be a reflection of the fact that he is first in our lives. Until he is, we'll have a terribly hard time discerning love from lust.
If you truly wish to know the will of God as it relates to purity, come to him in prayer. He will tell you. Do not be afraid to meet him in the silence of your interior life. The closer you get to him, the more perfectly you will be able to love your boyfriend or girlfriend. In prayer, you will learn that the purpose of chastity is not to isolate couples, but to enable them to express the love of God to each other.
"Young people are always searching for the beauty in love. They want their love to be beautiful. If they give in to weakness, following [worldly] models of behavior . . . in the depths of their hearts they still desire a beautiful and pure love. This is as true of boys as it is of girls. Ultimately, they know that only God can give them this love. As a result, they are willing to follow Christ, without caring about the sacrifices this may entail."[1]
--Pope John Paul II
"www catholic com chastity com
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