"Reason reckons, love loves."

I absolutely adore this quote from Blessed Theresa of Gerhardinger, foundress of the School Sisters of Notre Dame! (It can be found in the book Trust and Dare, a collection of quotations from her writings organized for each day of the year. Each day's quote is also available on our Pinterest page!)

I think what I appreciate most about this sentiment, "Reason reckons, love loves," is that Theresa captured a powerful truth about the very nature of love and, therefore, of the human experience of God. Love - deep, unconditional, all-encompassing love such as God is and invites us to share in - does not weigh cost v. benefit, does not consider inconvenience, does not shrink from self-sacrifice. The best evidence for this is the event that Christians the world over commemorated in during the Triduum: the self-emptying solidarity with the suffering of the world that Jesus entered in to, the complete and total gift of himself.

During this Easter season we might all do well to reflect on the places in our lives where we are being invited to love in this way. Is there a relationship on which you are putting selfish conditions? An opportunity to be of service to others from which you are shrinking due to the 'cost,' whatever that might be? Perhaps we can each ask for the grace to stretch ourselves a bit further in love.