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Love

8/8/2013

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What does it feel like, to love God?
At times
In baffled anger I have raged.

More times
Though, I have ignored, or doubted. 

And yet,
Sometimes
Inexplicably, I am drawn.
Is there a love unrequited
To which I must, this time, respond?
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The Way that works

9/8/2010

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The line 'hell is other people' is about as unchristian, even anti-christian, a phrase as you can find.

In the teachings of Jesus how we relate to other people is an essential theme.  The 'care of the self' figures little.  It is the concern for others, loving your neighbour, that is central.  It is true that Jesus does say we are to love our neigbour as ourself but this is to emphasise the depth of concern for others, and he does not expand on what loving ourselves might mean.

The reason for this is that the self is not important to Jesus's idea of salvation.

Yet, it is love of others, not as a charitable duty or for hope of reward in an afterlife, but regarding them as fellow children of God and hence as brothers and sisters, that is the way to overcome alienation and to live at peace. 

The closer you can be to fulfiling this, the more content you will be.  To some this seems to come naturally, others have to struggle.  Some arrive at a similar attitude through following other religious or philosophical teachings. But it is the only way.
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    A quick look at the 'blogosphere' shows that the nature of the medium means it is all too easy for a 'blog' to convey the impression that its compiler is, at best, self-indulgent and verbose, and at worst, a narcissistic bore.  Religious blogs are by no means immune from this.

    However, while I shall try to avoid sharing my each and every passing thought with you, there is a use for a space for shorter, more ephemeral pieces of writing, and on this website, that's here.   These pieces are likely to be frequently revised, sometimes rewritten and occasionally removed.

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