"Love- is not something, first of all, that we do. Love is who we are."
"Love is not an additive, a spiritual supplement reserved for saints, for those few consecrated to some higher purpose. Loving is of the essence of being human, the connective tissue of reality, the oxygen of life."
"Love is the oxygen that sustains the universe, the glue cohering the universe, the fire impassioning the universe. Love calls us - claims us - to responsibility, engagement, and mutuality." (page 69, The Beautiful Risk, James H. Olthuis)
I love how Olthuis ties love with responsibility. What a huge responsibility it is.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Acting as Love's Agent
"God is love, and humans are made in God's image. Love, then, is who we are - love's agents.
God is the giver, we are the gifted, love is the gift. God is the caller, we are the called, love is the calling." (page 68, The Beautiful Risk, James H. Oltuis)
Othuis says Emmanuel Levinas called "the beautiful risk" as the ability "to live openly in the present as love's agents..." (page 74, IBID)
Think of yourself as an agent for love. Represent 'him/her' well. Act on their behalf.
God is the giver, we are the gifted, love is the gift. God is the caller, we are the called, love is the calling." (page 68, The Beautiful Risk, James H. Oltuis)
Othuis says Emmanuel Levinas called "the beautiful risk" as the ability "to live openly in the present as love's agents..." (page 74, IBID)
Think of yourself as an agent for love. Represent 'him/her' well. Act on their behalf.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Love & Freedom
Saint Augustine is famous for his line: "Love, and do what you will."
Could anything be more simple and profound than that?
Put love first, and everything else will work out.
Love is the primordial thing.
If we are loving, what we do after that, will be good.
Could anything be more simple and profound than that?
Put love first, and everything else will work out.
Love is the primordial thing.
If we are loving, what we do after that, will be good.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Living & Loving
"You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love." Henry Drummond
Live today: Love.
Love today: then you will have really lived.
Isn't it exciting? Living and Loving are inextricably bound together.
Live today: Love.
Love today: then you will have really lived.
Isn't it exciting? Living and Loving are inextricably bound together.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Dwelling in God's Love
"We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he
that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him" (1 John 4:16). David Wilkerson says, "In short, if we "dwell in God's love," we're keeping ourselves in God."
The word dwell here means "to stay in a state of expectancy." In other words, David Wilkerson says, "God wants us to expect his love to be renewed in us every day."
that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him" (1 John 4:16). David Wilkerson says, "In short, if we "dwell in God's love," we're keeping ourselves in God."
The word dwell here means "to stay in a state of expectancy." In other words, David Wilkerson says, "God wants us to expect his love to be renewed in us every day."
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Everlasting Love with an Everlasting Power
"...God is loving us with an everlasting love, which is backed by an everlasting power." William Barclay
Everlasting love with an everlasting power. There's only one place, there's only one source.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Genuine Love
Romans 12:9 and 10 teaches us to not "pretend love", but to "really love", "genuinely." (New Living Translation)
What a challenge. Discard pretend love. Throw out any love that is not genuine, certified-by-God, bonafide love! You know the difference, and so do they!
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