Yet there is much I do not understand. I am very aware that He is God and I am not. I am grateful that He is ready, willing and able to handle all that my mortal mind and heart do not comprehend. He is faithful and loving. He gives me what I don't deserve and doesn't give me what I do deserve. I am amazed by His grace and mercy. While I seek Him on this journey...His purpose, His plan, His peace, His provision and His protection...I learn to trust Him more and more.
Yet my heart aches daily as I observe how we treat each other. I listen. I notice. I witness. I wonder why we ignore, abandon, degrade, dismiss, disrespect and willfully hurt each other. Why do we pat ourselves on the backs with titles, labels, positions, what we know, with whom we associate and how important we claim to be...while we wound hearts, lives and souls of others? Oh, I know the sting of being pushed aside or put down by others. Quite frankly, I know the horrible shame of hurting others, too.
Jesus said in John 13:35 , "By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another." Maybe I am simple-minded but it seems that if we truly love Him, we must truly love each other." We can't talk it...and not walk it.
Sometimes I wonder what people will say when I am gone. Did my life make a difference? I am not well-known. My passions and abilities have not placed my name in lights. I do not bear titles, positions or associations that seem important to man. My simple prayer is that two words will be spoken. May each heart, life and step of my journey reflect His love in such a way that others simply know "she cared." Nothing matters more to me than loving this life and living it with love...His love. I have much to learn. May I learn....may we all learn...that we truly reflect Him most when we love each other...as He loves us.<3~thl
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