Dear Friends,
LOVE.
It may beyond the grasp of our understanding.
and, at times, beyond our willingness,
like when when we are feeling hurt and angry
and want to close our hearts.
But choosing LOVE,
deciding to LOVE,
and acting with LOVE,
is never beyond our
reach.
LOVE is within us,
and we are within it
and the world needs our LOVE now.
"Someday we will harness
for God the energies of love,"
said Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
"And when we do, it will be like discovering fire
for the second time." *
We may not be that advanced yet,
but we can move forward
to a wiser, saner, safer way of living
together in this world
by reaching within
for LOVE...
LOVE that is committed
to
kindness and goodness,
and to reverence for all human beings,
for all creatures...all creation,
LOVE that is committed
to freedom and justice
but is not combative.
Let's choose again and again,
day by day,
to be kind rather than mean,
forgiving rather than vengeful,
accepting rather than judging,
and loving rather than hateful.
And when we fall short,
let's embrace our humanness,
forgive ourselves and commit again
to LOVE.
Every one of us matters.
Everything we think, feel and do matters.
We can make a difference,
in our own lives and in the world.
With love,
Charlene
*One of my favorite quotes. Let's dare to imagine such love, with faith.
Love heals. Love works miracles. All the world's cultures, religions, and ideals urge us to love.