tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397690736097672103.post5321543462104478854..comments2023-11-02T03:39:33.359-05:00Comments on Offer It Up: Self-loveFr. James Kubicki, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09434627331803662489noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397690736097672103.post-74855960182933183702013-08-16T15:12:06.380-05:002013-08-16T15:12:06.380-05:00I'm sorry, I can't help myself. I've ...I'm sorry, I can't help myself. I've got to comment from my latest post and thoughts on the definition of love. I think it was Kierkegaard who defined love as a recognition of your value: "It is good that you exist." For years I liked that definition of love, a recognition of the value God sees in each human, and agreeing with it. But recently I've been reading books by Luigi Giussani, including his trilogy: Is It Possible to Live This Way? In the third volume on Charity, he defines/describes love with these words: "You're worth the trouble." Those words really hit home with me. I could see Jesus thinking those words as people wondered "Why do you have to die?" I can see parents thinking those words about sassy teenagers, and spouses thinking those words when someone asks them how could they stay married so long. Because the one I love is worth the trouble. <br /><br />I now have a new line to say when some people ask me why should they go on living, because it's worth the trouble. Eternity. It's worth everything and anything. No love is without troubles, but love endures because someone is worth it.Do Not Be Anxioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607616214486933423noreply@blogger.com