In the last post I briefly explained Bernard of Clairvaux’s four degrees of love. I love this model, not just because it expresses how Christians grow in faith and love, but more so how God meets us where we are and leads us toward being more free, alive, and mature

We Praise you God… Because there are things in our life and inside of us try to steal our joy, and our peace, and our confidence in you. We know God that if we don’t praise you, worry, fear, bitterness, and indifference will rush into the places in us that