The final secret, I think, is this: that the words "You shall love the Lord your God" become in the end less a command than a promise.
02656 – The Final Secret
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02648 – It’s Spring!
Spring gets you every time. Every year it sucks me in, but then, I’m easy—a few cool blue skies, new grass, wildflowers, and I’m in love.
02634 – Human Behavior is…
See all human behavior as one of two things: either love, or a call for love.
02627 – The Thing Is
The Thing Isto love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for itand everything you’ve held like burnt paper in your hands,your throat filled with the silt of it.When grief sits with you, its tropical heatthickening the air, heavy as watermore fit for gills...
02624 – Grace
...and I can remember...that grace, which is love and help for the helpless, always, always bats last.
02617 – What is God Like?
But whenever you aren't sure what God is like, think about what makes you feel safe, what makes you feel brave, and what makes you feel loved. That's what God is like. from What is God Like?
02610 – Christian Nation? Help the Poor!
If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we've got to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that he commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition, and then admit that we...
02607 – Love is the Key
I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love.
02598 – I No Longer Pray for Peace
On the edge of war, one foot already in,I no longer pray for peace:I pray for miracles.I pray that stone hearts will turn to tenderheartedness,and evil intentions will turnto mercifulness,and all the soldiers already deployedwill be snatched out of harm's way,and the...
02597 – Now That I Am Older…
When I was in my late teens, I wanted to be a preacher. When I was in my late twenties, I wanted to be a good preacher. Now that I am older, I want more than anything else to be a Christian. To live simply, to love generously, to speak truthfully, to serve faithfully,...