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00:14Hello brothers, welcome back. We're now on our final video and we want to talk
00:21of what love is. Love in the marriage project is undoubtedly a key element, because
00:28The truth is, only love can motivate us to do things in this project. That is to say,
00:34Someone who doesn't love will never move their will to do anything, which means that without love
00:40This construction would simply be impossible. We should be clear that love is
00:48Something that must be achieved every day, for a lifetime, and that everyone has a lot to do to achieve.
00:54respect for this objective, since although love stems from a feeling, this feeling has to
01:01to manifest itself through concrete actions. Let us remember that as human beings we have bodies
01:08And we have a soul, and it is not the body that truly loves, but the one who loves is the soul.
01:14soul. In such a way
01:16In order to understand love as something to be done or developed, we must seek to understand what it is like.
01:26that the soul works, where it feeds from, and how the soul generates the feeling of love and
01:33through
01:34The body manifests itself by moving the will to perform concrete actions. This is therefore important.
01:41Understanding the soul as the source of love also occurs within that unity, because it is fundamental
01:48that they both come to understand, by mutual agreement or consensus, what love is, so that by then they have those
01:56coincidences that allow them to enhance it even further and to build not only love, but unity
02:04and understanding in their marriage. The manifestations will always be present throughout their lives and
02:11he
02:11Understanding what love is is key to the marriage project, and it is also a priority.
02:18and it's urgent to start, even before getting married, because there's nothing more serious in marriages.
02:25than the opposing and often mistaken ideas of what love is, since this
02:31flows into
02:32in which, despite being manifested, love is not lived, not felt, not enjoyed, why
02:39that?
02:40Because what is known is not understood in its true dimension. Let's review; we say that the
02:46love
02:47It is a feeling of the soul that moves our will to do things. Love must therefore manifest itself.
02:55in concrete actions. To develop love, we say that one must then develop the soul, because the soul
03:03It is the source of love. And in unity we must understand what love is. And then agree on what those would be.
03:11its manifestations to experience it in its true dimension. We were saying that love is something of the soul then, that is to say,
03:20It is spiritual. So there is no better way to describe love than what comes in the
03:26word
03:27of God. And Saint Paul describes this perfectly well in his letter to the Corinthians, in chapter
03:3313,
03:34in verses 4 through 8. There we can see 15 distinct and different ways in which it can manifest itself.
03:43Love. For example, just the first two, which are: love is patient and love is kind. Unlike
03:51it
03:51As we might think, patience is truly a tremendous manifestation of love, because only with the
03:59Love is being able to accept the wait necessary for what I deeply desire. Or is it also love that
04:06I can move on to do the heavy work or the very meticulous tasks. And it is ultimately only with love that
04:14I might be able to suffer or endure things without getting upset or angry.
04:21Regarding the idea that love is helpful, it is clear that only someone who loves can serve another by being
04:27helpful. That is, courteously, carefully, diligently, and promptly, beyond what is necessary.
04:34We might think or imagine that only love in its manifestation of service is when we are
04:39willing to do whatever is necessary promptly to please and serve others. Thus, if we combine,
04:47For example, these two forms of love are just two: patience and service. We can find each other.
04:53with very sublime manifestations of love. For example, it is only out of love that we can please
05:01or to serve someone down to the smallest detail. That is, patiently serving others or when we are waiting.
05:07very patiently waiting to be pleased by the other. Let us remember then that there is still
05:13Thirteen more ways of showing love according to Saint Paul, right? For example, we could
05:19to have love through generosity, through humility, modesty, through sincerity,
05:26Decency, justice, trust, permanence. In short, there are many more manifestations.
05:32that alone, individually or combined, are a clear and compelling sign that there is love.
05:40If together they understand all this, they will be able not only to perceive love, but more importantly, to practice it.
05:48and nurture it throughout his life. So that every day, every month, every year,
05:55May their love be better, more intense, deeper, more solid, so that they may fully enjoy it in unity.
06:04Let's review again. We say that love resides in the soul, so it must be cultivated.
06:09through the development of our spiritual side.
06:12Love can be understood in its full dimension through what Saint Paul says.
06:19That is, through the word of God. There are 15 different types of actions in which
06:24Love manifests itself in a concrete way.
06:27And developing and practicing the manifestations of love is something that is fundamental throughout
06:32throughout our married life.
06:34When talking about love, one must also be aware that there are many more threats involved.
06:40and many more risks than in any other area of married life.
06:45Today, the ideas of receiving more than giving, of immediacy more than patience, prevail.
06:53of convenience rather than disinterest, of distrust rather than trust.
07:00Reducing love then only to the sensual, the corporeal, the material.
07:05All of this is a result of selfishness, it is also a result of individualism and undoubtedly, and more
07:13Importantly, it results from a lack of understanding of all that love encompasses and all that
07:19Love can do for people in marital unity.
07:23Be vigilant because love in a marriage can be affected by the envy of those who
07:29They have failed, especially in love, whether they are family or not, friends or not, consciously or unconsciously.
07:38Unconsciously, they influence with their bitterness those who strive every day to
07:43growing in pure and honest love, giving them wrong advice that does more harm than good.
07:49They discourage them from growing in love and push them towards distrust, because they are convinced
07:55that if they couldn't do it, no one else will be able to or no one else should be able to.
08:01We said that being happy in the marriage project is undoubtedly the goal or result
08:07most anticipated and most desired by all people of all times and that as a point
08:14First, we would have to define and agree on something together.
08:19What is happiness? Then we can focus on doing what is necessary to achieve it.
08:26to maintain it and truly enjoy it.
08:30Let's start, then, with the definition of happiness. Happiness is defined as the state of...
08:37pleasant or agreeable physical and spiritual satisfaction.
08:41We can then clearly see that at the heart of happiness is always satisfaction.
08:47In this case, regarding what would be appetites or desires in both dimensions of the human being,
08:54That is, both on the physical and spiritual planes.
08:58Specifically, happiness, like love, is a feeling, where while love
09:06It manifests itself outwardly through concrete works; happiness is the feeling
09:12inverse, which comes from external elements and we develop it in relation to the value we have
09:19and to the esteem we have for both body and soul.
09:23Since the body and soul are antagonists and often esteem or value the elements
09:30In a different way, it becomes essential, then, that we work, as we already said, on
09:37unity, but now in addition to marital unity, in the unity of our bodies and our
09:43souls.
09:45So that, by agreeing, we learn to value or estimate all the elements in their fairness.
09:53value, in such a way that we truly obtain happiness from all of them and that this happiness is sustainable.
10:00forever and ever.
10:02Given the spiritual connection to happiness, we will return to Saint Paul, but now he
10:08He explains to the Philippians in chapter 4, in verses 11 to 13, the formula for
10:15full and lasting happiness.
10:17And he tells them, I have learned to be happy with what I have, I know how to endure hardship and I know how to live
10:23In abundance, I am well accustomed to everything and for everything, to satiety, to hunger, to
10:30I can do all things through him who strengthens me, whether in abundance or in want.
10:35There is nothing more pitiful than an honest and sincere expression of love that is not pleasing.
10:42in the eyes of the one who receives it, and consequently does not bring them happiness.
10:47Or manifestations of love that involve generosity and selflessness, service
10:55and that they do not meet the expectations or level of the recipient, and the result reaches
11:02the extreme of unhappiness.
11:03It follows, then, that the greatest threat to happiness is ourselves.
11:10Since happiness is something that is produced within us, and therefore we can create it.
11:17to build along the entire path of our married life.
11:23Reviewing.
11:24Happiness is a feeling of satisfaction of body and soul that is produced by
11:31value and the estimation we give to all elements external to us.
11:35Since happiness involves both body and soul, we must work towards unity in both.
11:42both in the construction of happiness.
11:45That to achieve it fully we would need to have all the external elements in one
11:51fair value, in a fair dimension.
11:54And let us be certain that happiness depends entirely on our ability to build it,
12:01supported by our unity and our love.
12:06Always make sure that what you agree upon as a source of happiness always brings with it manifestations
12:13of love that always contribute to strengthening their marital unity.
12:19We share with you our certainty that if you do this with God's help, you will achieve it.
12:26abundant life and above all, complete fulfillment.
12:31Sister, brother, we want to say a short prayer for you now.
12:37We want to invoke the Holy Spirit so that, even though it is digital, we may believe and trust.
12:43that He works.
12:45And we invoke Him so that He may take their hearts and expand their soul's capacity.
12:52May I be able to project a path together for you.
12:56That he can build upon his love.
12:59We ask you, Lord, to fill them with your Holy Spirit.
13:03May you strengthen them throughout their lives.
13:06May they build, in unity, in love, in happiness, that full realization they so desire.
13:14They yearn for it.
13:14May your spiritual and physical selves always be united.
13:19May you, Lord, make that third thread that strengthens them, that unites them.
13:24Lord, give them the strength to move their will to carry out this great project.
13:30May their concrete acts of love be understood, loved, and create happiness in others.
13:36That just as you loved us, Lord, they too may love one another in love, in patience,
13:41In service, in generosity, in permanence, Lord.
13:45May your small and great daily actions, Lord, be properly measured.
13:51May they bring them that great happiness.
13:53Because in the end, Lord, it is in those small details of the soul where true love resides.
13:58There is love.
13:59May they learn with you, Lord, how to live through all the circumstances of their lives.
14:05All this, Lord, we ask of you through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ.
14:10Amen.
14:12Brothers, we invite you to continue watching our other colleagues.
14:16Don't miss them, these are truly heartfelt conversations, made with a lot of love.
14:21because we believe and trust that marriage lived in the light of the Spirit is the one that lasts.
14:28The truth is that we would have liked to have had someone to guide us on how to build
14:34and how to strengthen our marriage.
14:36Don't miss out on all these lessons.
14:40See you later.
14:41See you later.