Monday, March 12, 2012
from the mouth of Cistercian abbot, St. Aelred of Rievaulx
It is no small consolation in this life to have someone to whom you can be united in the intimate embrace of the most sacred love; in whom your spirit can rest; to whom you can pour out your soul; in whose delightful company, as in a sweet consoling song, you can take comfort in the midst of sadness; in whose most welcome, friendly bosom you can find peace in so many worldly setbacks; to whose loving heart you can open, as freely as you would to yourself, your innermost thoughts; through whose spiritual kisses – as by some medicine – you are cured of the sickness of care and worry; who weeps with you in sorrow, rejoices with you in joy, and wonders with you in doubt; whom you draw by the fetters of love into that inner room of your soul, so that though the body is absent, the spirit is there, and you can confer all alone, the two of you, in the sleep of peace away from the noise of the world, in the embrace of love, in the kiss of unity, with the Holy Spirit flowing over you; to whom you so join and unite yourself that you mix soul with soul, and two become one.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Inna - Endless
Yeah if you haven't noticed I need a crazy stay up till 5am, sequin wearin', champagne sippin (or gin), mascara smearing, dance party. SOON!
Inna - Endless
Inna - Endless
Monday, February 6, 2012
Be Satisfied With Me
“Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone;
to have a deep soul relationship with another;
to be loved thoroughly and exclusively.
But to be a Christian, God says “No, not until you are satisfied,
and fulfilled, and content with being loved by Me alone,
with giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me,
with having an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone.
Discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found
will you be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you.
You will never be united to another
until you are united with Me,
exclusive of anyone or anything else,
exclusive of any other desires or longing.
I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow me to give you
the most thrilling plan existing…one that you cannot imagine.
I want you to have the best!
Please allow me to bring it to you.
You just keep watching Me, expecting the greatest thing.
Keep experiencing the satisfaction that I am.
Keep listening and learning the things that I tell you.
Just wait, that is all.
Don’t be anxious. Don’t worry.
Don’t look around at the things others have gotten,
or that I have given to them.
Don’t look around at all the things you want.
Just keep looking off and away up to Me,
or you’ll miss what I want to show you.
And then when you are ready, I will surprise you
with a love more wonderful than you would ever dream.
You see, until you are ready,
and until the one I have for you is ready,
I am working even at this moment
to have both of you ready at the same time.
Until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me
and the life I have prepared for you,
you won’t be able to experience the love
that exemplifies your relationship with Me.
And this is perfect love.
And, dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love;
I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship with me,
and to enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of
beauty, perfection, and love that I offer you myself.
Know that I love you utterly.
For I am God. Believe it, and be satisfied.”
--Saint Anthony of Padua
***I thought it was funny that it was St. Anthony - patron saint of lost things. LOL!
to have a deep soul relationship with another;
to be loved thoroughly and exclusively.
But to be a Christian, God says “No, not until you are satisfied,
and fulfilled, and content with being loved by Me alone,
with giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me,
with having an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone.
Discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found
will you be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you.
You will never be united to another
until you are united with Me,
exclusive of anyone or anything else,
exclusive of any other desires or longing.
I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow me to give you
the most thrilling plan existing…one that you cannot imagine.
I want you to have the best!
Please allow me to bring it to you.
You just keep watching Me, expecting the greatest thing.
Keep experiencing the satisfaction that I am.
Keep listening and learning the things that I tell you.
Just wait, that is all.
Don’t be anxious. Don’t worry.
Don’t look around at the things others have gotten,
or that I have given to them.
Don’t look around at all the things you want.
Just keep looking off and away up to Me,
or you’ll miss what I want to show you.
And then when you are ready, I will surprise you
with a love more wonderful than you would ever dream.
You see, until you are ready,
and until the one I have for you is ready,
I am working even at this moment
to have both of you ready at the same time.
Until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me
and the life I have prepared for you,
you won’t be able to experience the love
that exemplifies your relationship with Me.
And this is perfect love.
And, dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love;
I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship with me,
and to enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of
beauty, perfection, and love that I offer you myself.
Know that I love you utterly.
For I am God. Believe it, and be satisfied.”
--Saint Anthony of Padua
***I thought it was funny that it was St. Anthony - patron saint of lost things. LOL!
Friday, February 3, 2012
On finding "Mr. Right"...
“Run… just run… run towards Christ and live for Him, don’t look in any other direction, and when the time is right and you feel strong and whole, glance to the side and see who is running next to you.”
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