Love is not to be earned or worked for. Love is nothing to strive for. Love is. Love is God. God is love. God is within us and with us. With our God, love is free for the taking. Love is there to freely receive! This is too good to be true! What sabotages this love? Despair, fear, cynicism, doubt, anger, guilt, the sense I am not good enough. If I ask Why do bad things happen? I must also ask Why do good things happen? Why do wildflowers line highways? Why do babies smile? Why do trees clap their…
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God’s Love Remains
Last week, I wrote about resting in uncertainty in restless times. I began to think about Scripture as the source we can look to remind ourselves of God’s restoration. From the beginning, God shows up as a loving God who doesn’t oppress but frees. When evil lurks, God is in the midst rising up new leadership. When people are hungry, God provides manna. Where other systems use the high and mighty, God uses the outcast and least of these. When people fail God, God forgives and gives another chance. Our faith lies in a God who restores peace and wholeness…