Once again this Sunday we’ll be hearing about the two greatest commandments – it’s all about love!
When I was learning to lead worship we were encouraged to create and compare word pictures from our reflections each week. One of the first things that stood out from those word pictures was how many times I mentioned “love”. Even now I sometimes wonder if we talk about the two greatest commandments and love too much. However, my opinion is still that we can never talk, feel, and share love too much. So here we go again…
The theologian Serene Jones reminds us that “All life flows into being out of one source, Divine Love, and it is forever deeply related and responsive to that love.” Our challenge is to open our eyes, ears, minds, and hearts so that we experience that divine love and its persistent presence in our world and lives. Once we know that love, everything feels different and loving God, our neighbours, and ourselves becomes almost inevitable. However, we’re then left with the questions of exactly how do we open ourselves to that divine love and what can we do to experience pervasive love in our lives? With God’s grace, we’ll explore those answers on Sunday.
Al Micus
