Quote Tag: Day Two

Here it is, my second installment of the aforementioned quote tag.

I apologize for the posting this a bit late, but I've been out of town this weekend for a graduation. So yep, that's my excuse. Anyways, I'd better just hurry up and write this before the day ends.

Onto the quote!

I love this quote because it perfectly describes the fundamental desire and need of the human heart. I meant to do a post about this a while back, but never quite finished it. Then I read this quote and was blown away by it. 

It comes from JPII's "Love and Responsibility" an incredibly insightful book on the human person and love. It is also extremely complicated to read, but who doesn't like a challenge? 

The point of the quote is, that quite unsurprisingly, the human person is completely insufficient based on its own worth. What he is describing here is the extreme depth of the human heart's desire for the infinite. In every person, there is a desire to make the total, unreserved gift of the self and receive the same from the other. A beautiful and excellent example of this would be in the love of the human person, especially in the case of marriage. 

Marriage is the union of two people in a total, unreserved, reciprocated gift of each to the other. And through that self-gift, their love is manifested in physical form as a child born into the world. Through this love you have a unity of persons: The Family. 

Have you ever wondered about it? Prominently paraded throughout society, there is a complete and unashamed assault against healthy, human culture. The redefinition and weakening of marriage, gender, and the dignity of the human person. This is not some haphazard collection of various onslaughts against human standards. Taken together and viewed from afar, it is quite easy to see the meaning behind it.

This is about the complete destruction and desecration of the human family.

Why? Why is the family slated for such barbaric attacks? There's a reason for it:

The family is the visible image of the invisible God.

The family is a tiny glimpse or reflection of the glory of the Trinity. In it, we find the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father and the Son love each other without limit, unreservedly and it's that love that makes up the third person of the Trinity: The Holy Spirit. Sound familiar? That's what the family makes visible. Father, Mother, and child, the fruit of their love for each other.

Ever wonder why Heaven from the Bible is often described as a great wedding feast? There's a reason behind that. Heaven is the incredible, indescribable wedding of God between Humanity. That's what we were created for. That's what JPII is trying to tell us. 

We're made for union and love. This world cannot fill that need. Ever. Only God can. He desires us. Madly. He longs for your heart with an unquenchable love. That's why He died on the cross. To bridge the gap. To provide the means of our salvation. It's true,

"Realization of the limitation and insufficiency of the human being is the starting point for an understanding of man's relation to God."

We need God. 

That's all.