Friday, March 5, 2010

nouwen 4: God's Unconditional Love

What can we say about God's love? We can say that God's love is unconditional. God does not say, "I love you, if..." There are no "ifs" in God's heart. God's love for us does not depend on what we say or do, on our looks or intelligence, on our success or popularity. God's love for us existed before we were born and will exist after we have died. God's love is from eternity to eternity and is not bound to any time-related events or circumstances. Does that mean that God does not care what we do or say? No, because God's love wouldn't be real if God didn't care. To love without condition does not mean to love without concern. God desires to enter into relationship with us and wants us to love God in return- Bread for Life

To love without condition does not mean to love without concern. Such a profound statement. May we all feel the unconditional love of God resting upon us. May that unconditional love give us a deep peace that only can happen through knowing that we are fully accepted.

have a great weekend.

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