tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post476044615323000922..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: Morning meditation - God doesn't just love you, God loves you abundantlyDavid G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-30326544041085480112009-02-03T17:01:00.000-05:002009-02-03T17:01:00.000-05:00Hi Jim:You have excellent points in your comment. ...Hi Jim:<BR/><BR/>You have excellent points in your comment. To what extent do people have to be taught to see love? I am reminded of the Foreigner song, "I wnat to know what love is..........."<BR/><BR/>I think people are sometimes so damaged and full of fear as you say that they cannot see it.<BR/><BR/>I was reading a Buddhist commentary the other day which said that happiness may be being grateful for what we have and not always striving for more, better, etc.<BR/><BR/>I went to the barber shop today to get my hair cut, Tuesday, and I said to the barber, maybe I'll take the day off as a vacation day but I feel guilty. He said, do you work to live or live to work? Take the day off. I did.<BR/><BR/>Is this loving myself?<BR/><BR/>All the best, Jim, and thanks for your comment,<BR/><BR/><BR/>David MarkhamDavid G. Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-28425399388360247262009-02-03T13:44:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for this thought-provoking post.It is possi...Thanks for this thought-provoking post.<BR/><BR/>It is possible, I think, to see the abundance of God's love in every sermon, in every publication, in every academic text and conversation one can find.<BR/><BR/>I believe a veil of fear keeps us from seeing it. Occasionally, the veil lifts and we can experience this love, and, even more occasionally, we can share the experience of it with others.<BR/><BR/>In the presence of such love, proving and convincing seem irrelevant.Jim Magawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068431325315696624noreply@blogger.com