
Love, the One Thing Needful
Love, the one thing needful, must infuse all that we are lest we become outward Christians while remaining worldly in spirit.
Love, the one thing needful, must infuse all that we are lest we become outward Christians while remaining worldly in spirit.
The flame of love that Christians possess comes from the Holy Spirit who was sent into the world after the Ascension of our Lord.
Unlike Balaam, our obedience to God should be borne out of the desire to not offend a Good Father, but to please Him out of love.
Trusting in God’s mercy includes embracing his goodness as well as his “severity” against sin.
Now more than ever we are learning to love others, beginning with those closest to us.
Newman describes the sympathy between Jesus, Mary and Joseph comparing it to three harps in perfect harmony, and presenting as a model for all families.