Love is a dynamic thing. It is powerful and beautiful, but it is also allusive. Jesus commands us to "love your enemies" (Matt. 5:44), yet, many right-winged evangelically inclined Christians

O YHWH, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. - Psalm 28:8

Augustine is known for his statement: "Da quod iubes, et iube quod vis" which means "Give what you command, and command what you want." In this statement he was talking to God, surrendering

"Wives submit to your husbands...Husbands love your wives...This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the Church" (Eph. 5:22, 25, 32) Our social relations have been

"Let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God." (1 John 4:7) Augustine sees the Trinity as being the Lover (Father), the Beloved (Son),

In my recent study of Augustine I have come to see his view of the world and God as saturated with Love (Charitas). All creation exists because of God's love, humanity is designed to love God in return.