In this reflection Rolheiser compares the Church's caution and fearfulness of passion versus the World's disdain of purity. He says:
Purity and passion make sense only when they are linked and take their deeper
meaning from each other.
In my family, that translates to "Everything in moderation." Good words to live by!
What I really found curious, though, is that he makes no mention of Christ's passion. Passion is more than just sexual love or lust. Passion is loving something or someone so deeply that you undergo an ordeal that is physical or emotional. Jesus loved us so much that he was willing to suffer on the cross for us. I think that while we wait for His coming as a small "pure" infant during Advent that we should also keep in mind His "passionate" suffering for us during the Easter mysteries.
Credit: Image of Shades of Love - Cherry by Alfred Gockel
3 comments:
Excellent reflection. I'm thinking Rolheiser might have a "fixation" on the sexual/sensual relationship of two people.
Certainly Christ had/has a passion for us - look at what He did!! (as Aubri states)
I likie your words better than Rolheiser.
:o)
Oh, oh, I just got a Christmas card from my cousin. The front is as follows:
"He came to pay a debt he didn't owe
because we owed a debt we couldn't pay."
Merry Christmas!!!!
Thanks for sharing that, Wiz!
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