Hai everyone on the Joynet, Praise God!
Its been some time since I have been able to get in touch with the Joynet. I have moved to Kerala as you'll know and have been pretty busy. Well all that latter Love and Friendship. Well as far as I see it both has a component of each in the other. Love is there in friendship and so is friendship there is love. The problem is that each has been influenced by the cultural and social aspects of the respective place. What happens in the west may not be relevant in India. For that matter the understanding of friendship and love in a cosmopolitan city like Mumbai and that in a small town like Kottayam will be widely different. So I request JOYNETTERS to please take this aspect into consideration when writing on this topic. (for that matter any general topic). More important is the fact that what we are supposed to do when we have a friendship or we are in love with a person of the opposite sex. Well Christ has mentioned it clearly. The body is the temple and one has to use it only according to His will. I WOULD SAY ONE MUST BE FOLLOWING THE WILL OF OUR LORD IN ALL THAT WE DO EVEN. I remember reading in a book brought from Toronto from the international JY conference "Pure Love". One of the simile given there is interesting. If one is going out with your friend or you fiancie and then the question "How far is OK"? . it is like leaning into a gorge and trying to check "how far is really far". We may understand that only after you reach the bottom. So the best is get out from anything that is not pure in the EYES OF OUR LORD. Keep praying. Joseph Sebastian/MarianCollege/Kerala =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================================
