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joshrp
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Hi everyone,
If I were Pope, my next encyclical would be called “Beauty in Holiness”. I think about all the people who have suffered from addiction to and involvement with pornography and lustful thoughts. But also, I find that I am attracted to women who are very holy. Holiness can even make a physically unattractive women look beautiful to the eyes. Sometimes I can tell that a person has a deep prayer life or something comparable to a deep conversation with God just from whether I see peace radiating from their smiling, the musicality of their speech, their movements, or their laugh. Yesterday I saw a young woman with perhaps the most peaceful face I have ever seen in my life. I don’t see that peace in most people’s faces. I wanted to ask this person whether she would pray with me and how she prays. I have trouble talking to someone whom I have never prayed with first. Once I pray with a person, my friendship with them really opens up and all kinds of possibilities make themselves available. The people I have prayed with in person one-to-one I can count on the fingers of my two hands. It is a very small number of people. I would like to increase that number of people. The only basis for true friendship is prayer. Would you not pray with someone, you can never be their true friend. Without prayer, you are merely acquaintances.
Joshua
If I were Pope, my next encyclical would be called “Beauty in Holiness”. I think about all the people who have suffered from addiction to and involvement with pornography and lustful thoughts. But also, I find that I am attracted to women who are very holy. Holiness can even make a physically unattractive women look beautiful to the eyes. Sometimes I can tell that a person has a deep prayer life or something comparable to a deep conversation with God just from whether I see peace radiating from their smiling, the musicality of their speech, their movements, or their laugh. Yesterday I saw a young woman with perhaps the most peaceful face I have ever seen in my life. I don’t see that peace in most people’s faces. I wanted to ask this person whether she would pray with me and how she prays. I have trouble talking to someone whom I have never prayed with first. Once I pray with a person, my friendship with them really opens up and all kinds of possibilities make themselves available. The people I have prayed with in person one-to-one I can count on the fingers of my two hands. It is a very small number of people. I would like to increase that number of people. The only basis for true friendship is prayer. Would you not pray with someone, you can never be their true friend. Without prayer, you are merely acquaintances.
Joshua