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8/1/2013 0 Comments L E A R N I N G T O L O V EThirty questions about how to be successful in the most important adventure of life "Love is not something that is learned, and yet it is the most important thing to be taught! As a young priest, I learned to love human love. If one loves human love, there naturally arises the need to commit oneself completely to the service of "beautiful love,” because love is beautiful. Deep down, young people always look for the beauty of love, desiring their love to be beautiful" (John Paul II)
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There are places in you where you are completely powerless. You so much want to heal youl'self fight your temptations and stay in control. But you cannot do it yourself. Every time you try, you are more discouraged. So you must acknowledge your powerlessness. This is the first step in Alcoholics Anonymous and the treatment of all addictions. You might as well think of your struggle this way. Your inexhaustible need for affection is an addiction. It rules your life and makes you victim. Simply start by admitting that you cannot cure yourself. You have to say yes fully to your powerlessness in order to let God heal you. But it is not really a question of first and then. Your willingness to experience your powerlessness already includes the beginning of surrender to God s action in you.
When you cannot sense anything of Gods healing present, acknowledgement of your powerlessness is too frightening. It is like jumping from a high wire without a net to catch you. Your willingness to let go of your desire to control your life reveal certain trust. The more you relinquish your stubborn need to maintain power, the more you will get in touch with the One who has the power to heal and guide you. And the more you get in touch with that divine power, the easier it will be to confess to yourself and to others your basic powerlessness. One way you keep holding on to an imaginary power is by expecting something from outside gratification or future events. As long as you run from where you are and distract yourself, you cannot fully let yourself be healed. A seed only flourishes by staying in the ground in which it is sown. When you keep digging the seed up to check whether it is growing, it will never bear fruit. Think about yourself as a little seed planted in rich soil. All you have to do is stay there and trust that the soil contains everything you need to grow. This growth takes place even when you do not feel it. Be quite, acknowledge your powerlessness and have faith that one day you will know how much you have received. Page 26-27 - "The inner voice of love" - by Henri J. M. Nouwen 4/6/2013 0 Comments Free books to read online
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