“God didn’t offer humans a cure-all, he became a co-sufferer. This distinction is immense. Rather than allowing us an escape or a distraction from suffering, he suffered alongside us. He experienced the immense solitude of suffering, saying, “My God, why have you forsaken me?” It is that very solitude that allows us to say “he is near to us.” He’s near because he has been alone beside us.”  - Peter David Gross in The Examined Life.

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found this today and loved it :

I don’t wanna hurt you like I’ve hurt others (boyfriends) in the past. I wanna be your go to girl, your rock, but most importantly, your best friend. I can’t promise you the moon and the stars, but I’ll gladly waste my Friday nights star gazing with you. I’ll make you breakfast and make you laugh with the stupid things I say. I’ll play video games with you and beat you in games of hide and seek. I’ll build blanket forts with you and cuddle with you all night. I’ll tell you my secrets and keep yours safe. I’ll hold your hand and your heart. But most importantly, I’ll love you always, unconditionally, and completely.

     I, for one, can’t wait to find someone who (a) Loves God with all his heart and (b) Seeks God’s will to win my heart. Who is he? Where is he? I don’t know… But, God knows. And He will protect and purify my heart for the man he has planned for me.

-http://snaomiq.blogspot.com/