Sunday, September 26, 2010

Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything

I was with a dear Jesuit friend yesterday. :) I really like hanging out with Jesuits since they have a lot of inspiring stories to share. He's assigned as a chaplain in a public hospital so he's confronted with deaths everyday. However, there are several glimpses of hope as well in the hospital. I'll share some of these sweet real life stories some other time. 
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ (photo courtesy of stonyhurst.ac.uk)
Since it's a Sunday today, I just wanted to leave you guys with one of Fr. Pedro Arrupe's, SJ beautifully written works. 





Fall in love, stay in love and it will decide everything. Have a great Sunday guys :)


Nothing is more practical than finding God,
that is, than falling in love
in a quite absolute, final way.



What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination,
will affect everything.
It will decide what will get you
out of bed in the morning,
what you will do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, who you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.



Fall in love; stay in love,
and it will decide everything.





~It's the little sweet notes everyday that matter. :)~

2 comments:

s.flo said...

So it's love that gets me out of bed everyday. That's amazing! And this quote is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Smarla said...

Hi Sheila! :) That's great to hear, I'm sure it feels great to get out of the bed every morning. Thanks too for leaving a comment :D