Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Real love

"In real love we can hardly distinguish giving from getting: each is indistinguishably both. The lover's giving is his getting: that his gift should be lovingly accepted is itself a gift to him, and the gift he values most."

--Reverend Gerald Vann, O.P. in The Heart of Man

4 comments:

  1. I loved the feel of this post, it made me feel like I should cherish life so much more than I already am...

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  2. I'm so glad you like it,Oddyoddyo13, and it's so nice of you to say that you do. Thank you very much, and may God bless you.

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  3. Beautiful words! They will make me look at the gifts I give in a whole new light!

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  4. May god bless you, Anne; thank you for writing.

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