Peace, Love, Joy, Harmony (Part #2)

"Since love is the most delicate and total act of a soul, it will reflect the state and nature of the soul. If the individual is not sensitive, how can his love be sentient? If he is not profound, how can his love be deep? As one is, so is his love."

-Jose Ortega y Gasset-

“Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, is not pompous. It is not inflated. It is not rude. It does not seek its own interests. It is not quick-tempered. It does not brood over injury. It does not rejoice over wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

- 1 Corinthians 13 -

As promised, this is the second of the series on Peace, Love, Joy and Harmony.  Admittedly, finding the words to write about Love has been a challenge.  I reread the piece I wrote for Valentine's Day, hoping to find some inspiration or insight.  As I read that entry, it ocurred to me that Love is most difficult to define.  I didn't do it justice then, and I feared I wouldn't do it justice here.  Love simply "is".   The Universe is Love.  God is Love.  We are Love.  Love abides in us as does God and our universe.  It's all the same stuff.  Love is all we need whether its in a relationship or simply dealing with the dry cleaners or that person driving slow in the fast lane.

Having stumbled along with all that, in the midst of searching for words of eloquence that would stir the masses, I was given one of the most precious gifts of all from one who lives the words she shared.  We don't know the author and I pray that you won't mind reading the words of someone more gifted with pen than I.  This says it better than I ever could.  Thank you, Linda. 

          A Definition of Unconditional Love

I love you as you are as you seek to find your own special way to relate to the world, or the way you feel that is right for you. It is important that you are the person you want to be and not someone that I or others think you should be.

I realize that I cannot know what is best for you although perhaps sometimes I think I do. I've not been where you have been, viewing life from that angle you have. I do not know what you have chosen to learn, how you have chosen to learn it, with whom or in what time period. I have not walked life looking through your eyes so how can I know what you need.

I allow you to be in the world without a thought or word of judgment from me about the deeds you undertake.

I see no error in the things you say and do, in this place where I am. I see that there are many ways to perceive and experience the different facets of our world. I allow without reservation the choices you make in each moment.

I make no judgment of this, for if I were to deny your right to evolution then I would deny that right to myself and all others. To those who would choose a way I cannot walk, while'st I may not choose to add my power and my energy to this way, I will never deny you the gift of love that God has bestowed within me for all creation, as I love you so I shall be loved.  As I sow, so I shall reap.

I allow you the universal right of free will to walk your own path, creating steps or to sit a while if that is what is right for you. I will make no judgment of these steps, whether they are large or small, nor light or heavy or that they lead up or down, for this is just my viewpoint. I see you do nothing and judge it to be unworthy and yet it may be that you bring great healing as you stand blessed by the light of God.

I cannot always see the higher picture of divine order. For it is the inalienable right of all life to choose their own evolution and with great love I acknowledge your right to determine your future. In humility, I bow to the realization that the way I see is best for me does not have to mean that it is also right for you. I know that you are led as I am following the inner excitement to know your own path.

I know that the many races, religions, customs, nationalities and beliefs within our world bring us great richness and allow us the benefit of teachings of such diversedness. I know we each learn in our own unique way in order to bring that love and wisdom back to the whole. I know that if there were only one way to do something, there would need to be only one person. I will not only love you if you behave in a way I think you should, or believe in those things I believe in. I understand you are truly my brother and sister though you may have been born in a different place and believe in another God than I.

The love I feel is for all of Gods world. I know that every living thing is part of God and I feel a love deep with every person, and all tree and flower, every bird, river, ocean and for all the creatures in all the world. I live my life in loving service, being the best me I can, becoming wiser in the perfection of divine truth, becoming happier in the joy of unconditional love.