Deluded By A False Love
Living life in the new life of the Resurrection means waking up to the deluded dangers of a meaning of love that actually opposes the robust understanding of Love from the wisdom of the Church
Christ is risen!
“Love is love” is a popular saying nowadays. When I was young, I remember hearing the old euphemism of “making love.” Then there’s “all we need is love.” The list goes on and on. Most of the popular songs we sing are about love in one way or another. But the greatest line about love is “For God so loved the world…”
We humans think a lot about love. And, as with most profound and powerful realities, getting love wrong has disastrous consequences personally and for society. Take a few of the phrases mentioned above. Most of them equate physical intimacy with love. And, to be sure, that is certainly one aspect of human love. But we humans have discovered the powerful truth that love has many manifestations. I happen to love key lime pie! But that love is very different (or certainly should be) from my love for my daughter, mother, or best friend.
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