“Even God finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time.”

“Even a God finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time.”

“Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur.Amantes sunt amentes.Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time.Lovers and lunaticsΑκόμα και ένας θεός βρίσκει δύσκολο να συμβαδίζει ο έρωτας με την λογική.Εραστές και τρελοί.”

“You can never be wise and be in love at the same time.”

“For most of my life I have struggled to find God, to know God, to love God. I have tried hard to follow the guidelines of the spiritual life—pray always, work for others, read the Scriptures—and to avoid the many temptations to dissipate myself. I have failed many times but always tried again, even when I was close to despair.Now I wonder whether I have sufficiently realized that during all this time God has been trying to find me, to know me, and to love me. The question is not “How am I to find God?” but “How am I to let myself be found by him?” The question is not “How am I to know God?” but “How am I to let myself be known by God?” And, finally, the question is not “How am I to love God?” but “How am I to let myself be loved by God?” God is looking into the distance for me, trying to find me, and longing to bring me home.”

“Even the hard times are part of your life story. If you acknowledge them and move past them, they eventually add up to the experience that makes you wise.”