tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post1214203165957514786..comments2024-03-17T22:48:00.427+08:00Comments on Reflections and Ruminations: What to do when there is no loveFr Luke Fonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079016104331055895noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-30685871149907187002011-12-25T13:44:29.327+08:002011-12-25T13:44:29.327+08:00NC Sue took the words right out of my typing hands...NC Sue took the words right out of my typing hands :) Wishing you a Happy and Holy and Blessed Christmas. I've gained much guidance and comfort from your blog through the years and look forward to more posts from you. From a former parishioner.Limahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354350673251511572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-82423173249407679732011-12-22T22:21:44.575+08:002011-12-22T22:21:44.575+08:00I’ve never tired of reading this beautiful Scriptu...I’ve never tired of reading this beautiful Scripture text “God is love’’ ( 1Jn 4:8)....yet each reading leaves me with a certain restiveness , and craving to know more about this deep mystery- which is God. No wonder Moses, Elijah & many other greats in the Scriptures are always keening to see Him ! <br /> <br />Then someone passed me a book by Kreeft – where he said, God’s very essence is LOVE - “ nowhere else does Scripture express God’s essence in this way. Scripture says God is just and merciful, but it does not say that God is justice itself or mercy itself. It does say that God is Love, not just a lover. Love is God’s very essence. Everything else is a manifestation of this essence to us, a relationship between this essence and us......’’ And then, as with R Barron he goes on to expound that “Love requires a lover, a beloved , and the act of loving.....’’ – which thus leaves us with the logical conclusion for God to be Love itself !<br /><br />I was pondering on your reference to St John of the Cross writings –‘where there is no love, put love, and then you will find love’- which you termed as being profound and poignant – now I do see a glimmer of what you might be referring to – thank you !<br />I also treasure the writings of St John of the Cross. Many of his works are so quotable - I would like to share this -<br />“In the twilight of our lives, we will be judged on how we have loved.’’<br /> <br />Wishing you a very blessed and holy Christmas dear Fr Luke !<br /><br />tessaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-6683620039602241342011-12-22T20:10:50.085+08:002011-12-22T20:10:50.085+08:00Thank you, Father, for this beautiful post... and ...Thank you, Father, for this beautiful post... and the beautiful quote from St. John of the Cross. <br /><br />May God bless you!<br /><br />http://acts17verse28.blogspot.com/2011/12/ruminations-and-reflections.htmlNCSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617227847364562989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-50662492849330273842011-12-21T13:05:14.805+08:002011-12-21T13:05:14.805+08:00Even before I was baptised, I could feel a certain...Even before I was baptised, I could feel a certain magic in the air whenever Christmas came around. I don't think it was the Christmas carols and jingles playing on the radio or shipping centers, nor the many catalogues and advertisement on gifts and fashion for the season, nor the joy of going about buying Christmas gifts (yes, non-believers exchange gifts too). Somehow, the world got a bit softer, acts of kindness increased, and the yearn for peace and goodwill amplified when Christmas approaches.<br /><br />Like it or not, I believe the world is reminded of this special act of God, of him coming down to become man, to be with us, to love us and to save us. Knowingly or unknowingly, man has gravitate towards this love that God has put onto the world.<br /><br />Now that I am baptised, I realised what this "magic in the air" is. It is Christ. <br /><br />Fr Luke - May the peace, hope, joy and love warm your soul this Christmas.Promisesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853204965986587589.post-13957995402517011342011-12-20T23:24:20.197+08:002011-12-20T23:24:20.197+08:00Thank you Fr for your sharing on putting love wher...Thank you Fr for your sharing on putting love where love is missing...Christmas is always so peaceful with the simplicity of the nativity scene, abundant love that is in the air and the immense hope it brings...<br /><br />Will try to read more on St John of the Cross...<br /><br />Blessed Christmas to Special Fr Luke and all wonderful readers of this blog...Mat & family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com