WEEK 6: Tensions in Marriage
We have tensions in our heart that only God can provide since those tensions are directed to the infinite. And through our relationships with other people, these tensions tend to be painful because love sometimes wounds you like a shot of an arrow from cupid. Love should never be taken back or else it will poison you.
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think
There’s tension of unity and separation, and there’s tension of longing and satisfaction that could only be solved in heaven by unification of the infinite. The human heart always has those tensions, especially when it comes with relationships. In a relationship, a tension of unity can only exist when they unify the soul, but if they unify the object (the material), the tension of separation can take place. A tension of longingness and satisfaction occurs in the expression of one’s love to another. When love is given, it can never be taken back, and if we take back love we poison ourselves. We start longing for more and start to feel less satisfied, like breathing the same air we have exhaled, suffocating ourselves with the longingness and satisfaction.
pray
Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue
Lovely Lady dressed in blue, teach me how to pray, God was just your little boy, tell me what to say. Did you lift him up high gently on your knee? Did you sing to him the way mother does to me? Did you hold his hand at night? Did you ever try telling him stories of the world? Oh! And did he cry? Do you really think he cares if I tell him things, little things that happen? And do the angel’s wings make a noise? And can he hear me if I speak low? Does he understand me now? Tell me, for you know. Lovely Lady dressed in blue, teach me how to pray, God was just your little boy and you know the way – Amen.
Resource: “Lord, Prepare My Hands for Battle” Prayer Compilations by Jesse Romero (Pg.56)
act
- What are the tensions in your heart? Do you seek unity or separation? Longingness or satisfaction? Be conscious of them and express them to God
- Do you tend to take love back when you give it to others? Do you give love as a transaction? Be mindful of who to give your love to and show perseverance and prudence of expression of your love to others.
Meet Isaac, Our Spiritual Guide for these Reflections
My name is Isaac Padriga. I was born in the Philippines and came to the states in 2006. One of my favorite daily activities is practicing filipino martial arts or Eskrima (fencing). It is basically shadow boxing with a stick 🙂 I enjoy the thoughtless flow of motion while performing and executing the various movements . My catholic faith is an important aspect of my life for it is the truth, mystery and guidance that helps me navigate through the ongoing uncertainties and challenges of the secular world. I also have two dogs, one mixed maltipoo/shih tzu, named Molly, and a mixed australian shepherd/labrador, named Copper. And finally, I also like to put two shots of espresso in my lemonade. -_-
Cal Poly Pomona Catholic Newman Club 