May 30, 2006
...and splendor, and merriment, and the bloom of life.
Benedict XVI to the young on happiness, and even real estate. The rules are in service of these good things, so we can be happy, not to placate some dour old guy. :-) Or gal.
Benedict:
My friends, in the heart of every man there is the desire for a house. Even more so in the young person’s heart there is a great longing for a proper house, a stable house, one to which he can not only return with joy, but where every guest who arrives can be joyfully welcomed. There is a yearning for a house where the daily bread is love, pardon and understanding. It is a place where the truth is the source out of which flows peace of heart. There is a longing for a house you can be proud of, where you need not be ashamed and where you never fear its loss.
These longings are simply the desire for a full, happy and successful life. Do not be afraid of this desire! Do not run away from this desire! Do not be discouraged at the sight of crumbling houses, frustrated desires and faded longings. God the Creator, who inspires in young hearts an immense yearning for happiness, will not abandon you in the difficult construction of the house called life.
The theological concept Grace / charis is thought to be derived from the classical imagery of the Three Graces, representing
- splendour,
- merriment and pleasant state of mind,
and
- blooming life.
Not necessarily your Sunday School teacher's definitions.
Via Amy Welborn
Hi, hip, hooray! ;-)
Posted by: Molly Gordon, MCC | June 17, 2006 at 11:44 PM