I haven't seen this movie in years! But it keeps popping into mind. I've been thinking about the part where the whole family is at the pool, and the new boyfriend, Stu, is talking so some guy about his girlfriend and the fact that she has three kids. The guy says something like "Three kids, that's a lot of baggage." And Stu goes on to explain that he loves Miranda AND her children. Why can't I find a guy like that? All the guys I talk to are too young and too selfish. My mom prays for me to find the right guy for me. I don't know. Maybe its better for me to be alone. I don't do relationships well. Maybe I'm too young and selfish!
One of my friends told me once that she doesn't believe in love between a man and woman exsists. She believes that people are naturally born too selfish to give a crap about someone else like that. I think she was more than a little bitter at the time, but maybe there is some truth to that. All of our own needs always seem to get in the way, our need for security, pleasure, love.

Anyway, where's my Pierce Brosnan?

Greetings,
I remember when I was single...I hated it! I teied to trust God but I had this deep desire to love and be loved. Yet it seemed as if it was never going to happen.

On the other side of finding true love I can see that God truly knows best but that I bring who I am into the marriage. Your bitter friend is right, we are too selfish to love and yet God gives us a chance to be transformed by the opportunity to love and the experience of being loved.

I pray that God will give you your Pierce Brosnan who loves you as The One who was pierced for all of us.

Blessings,
jazztheologian