12-27-2022 – A Word to the Wise – From mother continued: LOVE OF GOD
Why is it so difficult to learn to love? We have love for the poor, the sinful, and we are still all of the time trying to love God. Why does it not come?
Because loving God is just the opposite in many ways of loving the unfortunate—God needs nothing he has everything, he is everything.
Our approach to love of God sets in motion a totally different group of facts and emotions than love of man.
It calls upon our capacity for humility.
We love God for what he is instead of what he is not.
To the needy we show love by compassion. To God, we are beggars the ones in need of compassion. To God we are ever the receiver, to man the giver.
Why must we perfect our love toward man, in order to love God? Have you ever said, I don’t want charity (in the sense meaning you don’t want to be classed with the needy)?
Why, if it is such a degrading thing to you to feel so ‘pious’ when charity is offered to someone else?
Is your expression of generosity only in reality an expression of superiority? Is your love for others only spasmodically fitted to your convenience and mood? Could your love being thus the reason you cannot comprehend a constant love from God for you?
He is the beggar of you: you re the beggar of God all are equal before God.
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