Hurt, that may or may not come from loving someone, is a challenge to heal. You may hear that we are called to love until it hurts. This may come from seeing a loved one suffer, from sorrow embedded deep in one’s soul and even from loving someone who does not return our love. Our Catholic teaching is that love can hurt, but we must choose to seek the good from others.
We know love is a deliberate choice and we must act to benefit others. Love can and often does involve suffering, but this can be transforming, leading to growth and understanding. From (1 Corinthians) “faith, hope and love – the greatest of these is love”. We can share this by giving our love and creating the possibility of rebuilding goodness in the person who suffers. Embracing our hurt can unite us with Jesus suffering on the Cross. Hebrews 12:11 teaches that “The Father’s love hurts, then heals”. Obviously, scripture doesn’t sugarcoat life.
A life without love is empty, painful, and unfulfilled. A life with love fills our hearts and minds with and happiness. “True love doesn’t hurt another”. (Romans 13:10) Love can mean caring more about another than ourself.
May are loving God bless you with an abundance of love.