It may be that there is someone who loves you so deeply that you dare to believe that you are worth loving and so you can believe that God’s love for you could be possible after all.
~ Mother Frances Dominica from Prayer
Think about how you express and understand love. Who taught you that those expressions are loving?
Some people learn that kindness, caring, accountability and responsibility are part of loving.
Some people are taught that yelling, screaming, physical abuse, hate-filled language and neglect are supposed to be “love.”
Either way, when we here the phrase “God loves you,” we interpret “love” through the lens of our experience. We look for that love to be expressed in those expected patters in our other relationships, too.
What do you understand “love” to be in your human relationships?
How do you expect God to love you?
How do you express love?
In order for God to make sense, do you need a new definition or, perhaps, a new human model?
Innocent. Those big blue eyes are filled with it. Not a sin or an hateful thought anywhere around. Pure. Clean.
Innocent. That’s the best word I can think of to describe what I see in my infant (3 weeks old) son’s eyes. Pure. Clean.
Yes, I am well aware of the doctrine of Original Sin. Yes, I know that Jesus’ atonement and God’s grace must be the foundation of my little boy’s future.
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She may be taller than her mother, but she’s still a child. Well, a ‘tween, actually. I couldn’t help but think, “My God! Mary wasn’t much older than this when Gabriel spoke to her.”
She may be taller than her mother, but she’s still a child. Well, a ‘tween, actually. I couldn’t help but think, “My God! Mary wasn’t much older than this when Gabriel spoke to her.”
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