Blog-ee Went A-Courtin'
Catholic Ragemonkey's Fr. Hamilton dips into his own memories of teenage courting in a beautiful entry about how we should respond when Jesus courts us:
When we fall in love and court someone, we desire to get information about the "other". We ask questions. We see what our friends know about the other person. We learn about the other. I can recall asking, "What are her likes and dislikes?" "Does she like U2?" "Does she like the same kinds of things I like?" We do this quite easily with natural love. What about applying this to our spiritual lives and the love with which we should respond to Jesus who courts us and our faith? Do we seek to get information and to learn about Christ through the Sacred Scriptures? Do we study our faith?
He's also got some great insights into the story of the Samaritan woman by Jacob's well—read the whole thing.
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