When I was young, I thought that when I reached a certain age, I would have something significant to say and then I would write. I've always envisioned it as something I would do when I turned 80 or, at the very least, 60 but definitely not my mid 40s. :-) This could be embarrassing one or two decades later.
God is Love. That is the one thing, the only thing I want to say. When I declared that on faithmaps a few weeks ago, faithmappers thought I was a flake. And they are Christians who know and believe God is love. They just think He is love plus something else, usually holy or just. But I believe He is Love period. Everything else that He is, including holy and just, is a facet of His being Love. I meant it as an ontological statement although I realize that I sound childishly simple in my theology.
This reminds me of the time when my Sunday school teacher asked who is Jesus Christ and I said, "He is my Lord and Saviour." to which he thundered, "That is a cliche!" even though I had given him my most sincere and heartfelt answer.
I admit that part of me wants to show my fellow faithmappers that I'm not a theological gadfly but, a greater part of me does not really care. I just hope that in time they'll come to think of me as a well-read and well-intentioned flake instead of merely a flake.
God is Love. Carmelite nuns knew it. Buddhist monks knew it. Sufi mystics knew it. Now this cruel and hateful person knows it too. Truly He is Love.
God is Love. That is the one thing, the only thing I want to say. When I declared that on faithmaps a few weeks ago, faithmappers thought I was a flake. And they are Christians who know and believe God is love. They just think He is love plus something else, usually holy or just. But I believe He is Love period. Everything else that He is, including holy and just, is a facet of His being Love. I meant it as an ontological statement although I realize that I sound childishly simple in my theology.
This reminds me of the time when my Sunday school teacher asked who is Jesus Christ and I said, "He is my Lord and Saviour." to which he thundered, "That is a cliche!" even though I had given him my most sincere and heartfelt answer.
I admit that part of me wants to show my fellow faithmappers that I'm not a theological gadfly but, a greater part of me does not really care. I just hope that in time they'll come to think of me as a well-read and well-intentioned flake instead of merely a flake.
God is Love. Carmelite nuns knew it. Buddhist monks knew it. Sufi mystics knew it. Now this cruel and hateful person knows it too. Truly He is Love.
