{"id":19460,"date":"2019-05-20T05:32:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T10:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=19460"},"modified":"2019-05-20T05:32:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T10:32:04","slug":"god-does-his-best-to-reveal-his-love-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2019\/05\/20\/god-does-his-best-to-reveal-his-love-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"God does his best to reveal His love for us"},"content":{"rendered":"<hgroup class=\"content-header\">\n<h1 class=\" entry-title \"><span class=\"notranslate\">Do not turn away from God, but experience His love.<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/hgroup>\n<div class=\"container-content\" id=\"content-post\">\n<article class=\"post-121577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-vida-de-oracao tag-amor tag-catecismo tag-deus tag-igreja-2 tag-misericordia\" id=\"post-121577\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\"> When we are far from someone or some object, we usually ask someone to call the person or reach the object for us, when we do not go to meet them.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> In the history of salvation we can say that even though man is distant from God (cf. Gen. 3).<\/span> God<span class=\"notranslate\"> always reached him through the prophets, until the Lord personally came to meet him and revealed his love of the Father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\"> In Romans 8:15, Paul shows that our relationship with God can not be that of slaves, but of children, because we receive the spirit of Abba Father. We can contemplate the love of parents towards their children, and we even perceive the sacrifice of love which many of them do for their children and for the family to have harmony.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> It is beautiful, but compared to the love of God, it is small.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that &#8220;the language of faith is thus inspired by the human experience of parents, who are in a sense the first representatives of God to man.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> This human experience, however, also teaches that human parents are fallible and can disfigure the face of <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/%3Fs%3Dpaternidade&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&amp;usg=ALkJrhgHrjYLQr5gwGs34pHwL_trZz1BGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fatherhood<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/familia\/maternidade\/&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&amp;usg=ALkJrhhYoSET0gdcbwZWa3vGhNlodjJlug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motherhood<\/a> .<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> It should therefore be remembered that God transcends the human distinction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/afetividade-e-sexualidade\/vida-sexual\/&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&amp;usg=ALkJrhilZoTUSRYGroVPk5_WoIS1HaKqLw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexes<\/a> .<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> He is neither man nor woman, he is God.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> It transcends also human paternity and motherhood, although it is its origin and measure: no one is a father as God is. &#8220;(239)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_121711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" class=\"wp-image-121711\" alt=\"God does his best to reveal His love for us.\" src=\"https:\/\/img.cancaonova.com\/cnimages\/canais\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/formacao_deus-faz-o-possivel-para-revelar-seu-amor-por-nos-768x576.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"notranslate\"> Illustrative Photo: Andr\u00e9ia Britta \/ cancaonova.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"notranslate\"> The love of God<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\"> Although it surpasses, we can think to understand that the love of God is paternal and maternal.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> It means that his paternal love gives us security, protection and puts us in an attitude of overcoming.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> His maternal love is loving and welcoming, and we know that he never abandons us despite our mistakes.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> He knows the right measure for each of us, because He is love and precedes us.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> In 1 Jn 4:10 we find: &#8220;This is love: it is not we who love God, but he is the one who loved us.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\"> The face of this God, who is the Father of mercies , is Jesus.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> He is the whole voice of Scripture when He says: The Father loves you!<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> (Jn 16:27).<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> He came to save man from sin, but above all to reveal the Father. Saint Alphonsus Mary of Liguori says that Christ could redeem us without going through the cross.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> Why did you do it?<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> To show his love: He loved us and gave himself for us.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> He says that Christ could not wait to give the last proof of his love, dying on the cross, consumed with pain.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> If we look at the film Passion of the Christ, we can see the determination in the gift of Jesus.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> He is the manifestation of the Father&#8217;s love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\"> <strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"notranslate\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/espiritualidade\/oracao\/terco-do-amor\/&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&amp;usg=ALkJrhizYjW1iqsZFmMA_ty8h9kCvXSI3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.: Third of love<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"notranslate\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/espiritualidade\/vida-de-oracao\/a-devocao-pode-ser-considerada-uma-prova-de-amor\/&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&amp;usg=ALkJrhiWDTIzp0CDQ17PXR5KvTtq5dP1GQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.: Can devotion be considered a proof of love?<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"notranslate\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/igreja\/catequese\/a-forca-da-cruz\/&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&amp;usg=ALkJrhhCV1l-rwgBIvp0iaczm1f5yOOy5w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.: The cross represents Christ and the love that He has for us.<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"notranslate\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/espaco-do-internauta\/dificuldades-da-vida-crista-e-fidelidade-jesus\/&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&amp;usg=ALkJrhhlVg_JRne4LjEPKl_9ciQqkzEiXQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.: The difficulties of the Christian life and fidelity in following Jesus<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"notranslate\"> Come back to the Lord<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\"> Thus, regardless of our sins , the Father reaches us;<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> and if we have the courage to open the pages, His love writes a new story in our life.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> He who loves wants to be near, and the Father desires to be close to man, to dwell in his heart.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> He spares no effort to show us his love (Rom 8:32).<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> Therefore, even as prodigal children, if we repent, we can return home because we are reached by the Father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-utility\" id=\"autor_info\">\n<figure class=\"entry-thumb\"><a class=\"entry_author_image\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/author\/ricardocordeiro\/&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259&amp;usg=ALkJrhjdAySu2eBKxD6mBsw3Fto1AmQJWg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.cancaonova.com\/cnimages\/canais\/authors\/264_thumb.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"entry-bloco\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><span class=\"notranslate\"> Ricardo Cordeiro<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\"> Ricardo is a member of the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Community.<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> Graduate in Philosophy at Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova College, Cachoeira Paulista (SP).<\/span> <span class=\"notranslate\"> Bachelor of Theology from Dehonian College, Taubat\u00e9 (SP) and post-graduate in Bioethics from Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova College.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The face of this God, who is the Father of mercies , is Jesus. He is the whole voice of Scripture when He says: The Father loves you! 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