"Freedom and self-surrender are not contradictory. They sustain one another. Freedom can only be given up for love; I cannot conceive of any other reason for surrendering it… When people give themselves freely, at every moment of their self-surrender, freedom renews their love; to be renewed that way is to be always young, generous, capable of high ideals and great sacrifices.” –St. Josemaria Escriva Friends of God 45
Pure love is always given freely, without compulsion. This freedom keeps a fresh air in the relationship, invigorating it with generosity, ideals, and the strength and desire to sacrifice for the other. With this, a marriage will never become stale.
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