and we are not left unaffected.
A thinking mind deducts
truths from what we observe.
Such enormous and powerful insights
change us and make us other beings.
We become new
for the better or the worse.
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God
hand you come,bless you now.He’ll let you thriveand grow inbody and soul.He will protect youfrom fear and dangerand all bad happenings.
‘Knowing others
knowing yourselfis true wisdom.Mastering othersis strength;mastering yourselfis true power.’Ref:Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
God’s Shield is
God’s terrible Armyis protecting me,against demon’s snares,against vicious seductions,against nature’s lusts,against everyone whomeditates injury to me.(Reflections on TheDeer’s Song: Lorica Of St. Patrick)
The guide for
is not a set of rules:Jesus’ way of actingand his words,his deeds, and hisprecepts constitutethe moral rule ofuniversal human life.Indeed, his actions,and in particularhis passion anddeath on the cross,are the livingrevelation of his lovefor the eternal God,who is above all religions.This is exactlythe love thatJesus wishesto be imitatedby all who follow him.
Jonathan was closer
He had savedDavid’s life andsworn to protecthis children.Saul is God’s chosen.God’s anointed.Yes, he hadhounded David.He had badgeredDavid. But he wasstill God’s anointed.Both are dead in the battle.
God makes covenants
expression of his love.Just as a man andwoman enter intothe marriage covenantas an expressionof their lovingcommitment toone another andtheir pledge ofenduring faithfulness,so God in lovepledges himselfto us and calls usto pledge ourselvesto him.He doesn’t dono-obligationcohabitation.God has onlycovenant partners.It’s his nature.His love is a faithful,committed, loyal,no-messing-around love.