A very long time ago, one of my teachers Mr. Ho told me before, that marriage is the closest model to God’s love for us. I remember being very surprised and doubtful when I heard that.
The wife of a paraOlympian spoke with me today (they are both my friends), during a short break I took from studying, sharing the love story of her life with me. Then she asked me what I was afraid of.
I said, I don’t know.
Then I read a quote, of which I could totally relate to as well when the word God is replaced by romantic love.
“We are strange and lovely creatures.
We can ache for God tremendously
yet find ourselves getting nervous if God gets too close.
After all, the closer God gets,
the more we hear the call to be divinized.
It is both exciting and frightening to hear that call.”
— Macrina Wiederkehr
Ephesians 5:22-24