The goal of my life is to be with God for ever
The sole goal of my life: St Ignatius of Loyola writes in his Spiritual Exercises (‘Principle and Foundation’ that has influenced the 2nd question of the Catechism of the Catholic Church – here paraphrased by David Fleming SJ):
The goal of our life is to live with God forever. God, who loves us, gave us life. Our own response of love allows God’s life to flow into us without limit. All the things in this world are gifts of God, presented to us so that we can know God more easily and make a return of love more readily. As a result, we appreciate and use all these gifts of God insofar as they help us develop as loving persons. But if any of these gifts [...]
The goal of my life is to be with God for ever
The sole goal of my life: St Ignatius of Loyola writes in his Spiritual Exercises (‘Principle and Foundation’ that has influenced the 2nd question of the Catechism of the Catholic Church – here paraphrased by David Fleming SJ):
The goal of our life is to live with God forever. God, who loves us, gave us life. Our own response of love allows God’s life to flow into us without limit. All the things in this world are gifts of God, presented to us so that we can know God more easily and make a return of love more readily. As a result, we appreciate and use all these gifts of God insofar as they help us develop as loving persons. But if any of these gifts [...]