As we come to the last 2 weeks of our TOB class, the question which may be coming to mind and certainly has to me, is how to truly live out this teaching? Not an easy thing to do. In the past, I could read the material in my mind, but living it out was a different story and failed several times thinking I could do it myself with no ones help.
Not until my week long TOB retreat in January could I put it all together with a combination of head and HEART. You can't live something out without putting your heart into it. So while learning, you have to use the sacraments to help you especially in dealing with sin. As Chrisopher West, puts it, you can not look at sin without holding the hand of Jesus in one, and Mary in the other hand.
For me it was a combination of prayer, reconciliation, communion and Eucharist that helped me to live this teaching of Theology of the Body. Below is a link to an article that Christopher West published on this topic. As we approach Easter, I challenge you all to try the following if you are struggling in any aspect of your life.
1. Adoration. For me, this was one of the most powerful experiences I have witnessed with the Lord.
2. Attend mass on one additional day, other than Sunday. This has helped me through the entire week
3. Reconciliation. Many times will be available for the next several weeks.
http://www.tobinstitute.org/newsItem.asp?NewsID=88
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