The Violence of Love

I'm reading "The Violence of Love" by Oscar Romero right now.
it's good. so good.

here's something I just read that resonates with me...so i thought i'd pass it on. 

"I invite you this week, in this hour
      when El Salvador seems to have no place for joy,
to listen to St. Paul repeat to us:
     "Be always joyful.
      Be constant in prayer.
      In every circumstance give thanks.
      This is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
The Christian, the Christian community, must not despair.
If someone dies in the family,
      we must not weep like people without hope.
If the skies have darkened in our nation's history,
      let us not lose hope.
We are a community of hope,
and like the Israelites in Babylon,
      let us hope for the hour of liberation.
It will come.
      It will come because God is faithful, says St. Paul.
This joy must be like a prayer.
"He who called you is faithful,"
      and he will keep his promises.

word spoken in December of 1978...that speak directly to my heart today.