Spatterdock or Yellow pond or Cow lily, Millersylvania State Park, WA USA
St. Paul wrote these words of our “knowing partially” toward the end of his dissertation on love. History has held what St. Paul wrote to be true, our knowledge, our skills, and our abilities will all fade away, only to be replaced with other achievements that will also fade away. What we see and understand today is not the complete picture. However, God has given us the ability to participate in things that will not fade away. The things that do not fade, the things we will be known for in heaven, are those things done for, with, and through love (see Matthew 25: 31-46). Love is not an emotion but an act of the will, for to “love is to will the good of the other as other.” (St. Thomas Aquinas – biblical example is the Story of the Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37).
An additional reflection on the similarities between the speed of light and love is on our website at https://www.anaturewalkwithgod.com/learnmore and read Learn More “Reflection # 3 – The Speed of Love”.
Peace be with you.
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