Season 18 Episode 24 - Friendship in the Lord: Covenant Love and Celibacy (Chapters 11&12, Epilogue)

About this sermon

In this episode, we conclude our book study on Friendship in the Lord and welcome Fr. John Burns, Founder of Friends of the Bridegroom, to the podcast. We reflect on our deep longing to be known and loved and the ways fear can cause us to cling to others or settle for lesser goods. We talk about hoping for the possibility of beautiful friendship, even when our own experience has been marked by loneliness, disappointment, or suffering. We also discuss the beauty of celibate friendship as a witness to the primacy of God’s love, the role of feedback in relationships, and how the limitations we encounter in friendship ultimately reveal the deeper truth that we were made for God. Friends, we feel so blessed to have been able to journey with you this summer. We will see you on September 28th for the start of Season 19! For more info visit - www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abidingtogetherpodcast/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/abidingtogetherpodcast/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AbidingPodcast Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@abidingtogetherpodcast Listen on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4xAjvHSqEPEXTcpTnIIctD?si=838533d52506459e Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/abiding-together/id1206416686 #srmiriamjamesheidland #heatherkhym #michellebenzinger Timestamps: 00:00 Ave Maria Press 01:24 Intro 03:03 Scripture Verse and Guiding Quote 06:10 Appreciation and the Fear of Being Alone 10:19 Hope for What Friendship Can Be 14:01 The Fear of Suffering 20:14 Becoming Who We Are Meant to Be 28:05 Self-Knowledge in Friendship 30:24 The Beauty of Celibate Friendships 38:47 Encountering Loneliness 43:52 Seeing Another’s Potential 48:17 Closing Prayer

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Relationships
• Friendship
• Covenant