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The Desire to Know God
We Journey Toward God
Do You Believe in God?
• What percentage of the people in the United States believe in God?
92%
Sacred Mystery
Not a new concept!!!
Why do we long for God?
• It is an inner longing written on our hearts
• We are called to be in relationship with God
Desire: To long for what is absent or lost
Vocation: a call from God to a life of holiness
Holiness: To be in good relationship with God
Our “GPS” is set for Heaven!!!
Longing for God
God invites us into
relationship with Him
Knowledge: Knowing intimatelyCommunication: Prayer
Vocation:Calls all members of
the Church into holiness in whatever
lifestyle they are living
I want…
Immediate need
Longing
Knowing God
• When you are getting to know someone, what kinds of questions do you ask?
• What do you “wonder about them”?• What helps you to get to know that
person on a deeper level?• What is the difference between knowing
about someone and knowing someone?
God is….• Mystery: in referring to the religious, something that
cannot be fully explained using reason or science but that you believe is true.
• Love: (1 Corinthians 13)– The force behind the creation of the universe– The reason for God’s self-communication– The reason He became flesh and died for us– The act of giving ourselves to others
• Agape- unconditional concern for the wellbeing of another• Storge – affectionate love of family• Philia- love of friends• Eros- passionate or romantic love
Honoring the Body
• “Love is the fundamental and innate vocation of every person.”
• The body is– To be treated with integrity (the quality of being
honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.)
– Gift from God– Temple of the Holy Spirit
Talking & Listening to God
Prayer: Communication
with God through conversation
Framework for Happiness• The Commandments of Love (Great
Commandments)– Love God with your whole heart, whole body,
and whole soul– Love your neighbor as I have loved you
• The Beatitudes– Guideline given by Jesus to the disciples in
the sermon found in the Gospels