Spiritual Advice and Guidance Blog: Urantia Book: I Know What Love IS

This article was written by a member of the Truthbook Chat Room, which you can find on the left-side menu. Anyone may join. It is such a lovely tribute to the Master that we at Truthbook felt it should be shared.
Thank you to Mr Shakita
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Do you ever feel struck by loneliness? Are you like an island amidst a sea of man-eating predators? Does there exist in the heart of man goodness, kindness, sympathy and love? Would not these very things be the cure for what ails us?

Sometimes in this lonely world we may feel that there is no hope for changing human hearts of stone to ones that are as malleable as clay. But what we perceive to be impossible becomes possible through sheer force of will.

Can we be rescued by someone that points out our faults and condemns us as a result? Are we not already our own worst critics? Do we not already chafe and wither at the insults and criticisms of others?

The actions of one man though perceived as insignificant can cause mountains to rise, deserts to bloom and the hearts of men to burst open with new life.

A man named love alit upon this earth with a golden glow that melted the hearts of men, women and children. He came, not to criticize, condemn or insult. He came not to harshly judge. He came to tell us about our inheritance. Little did we know that we were, all of us, richer than we could possibly imagine.

Love showed us that we were like gleaming emeralds of high value. Would any of us ever toss away a precious gem of high value because it had become soiled? Suppose we searched high and low for our lost gem. Then we find it, hidden away in a lonely place, covered in dirt and grime. Would we not cry out with rejoicing and gladness? We would be reunited and our hearts would once again be at peace.

When we find our heads bowed low, jostled about by the heartlessness of men, we find solace in a love that will neither leave us or betray us. We are not loved because of something that we did or because of having adhered rigidly to some hard and fast rule. We are loved simply because we exist. Even before we took our first breath. Even eons ago when we were just an idea, potential was loved. An idea that was loved became a vibrant, radiant being of life .

In my darkest hours, I see, in my minds eye, the Lord of a universe descending to a small rock in space to become a man. His actions did just not effect this small sphere in Orion's arm. I feel his love touching my heart and radiating out beyond our earth and beyond our solar system.

His love begins like a ripple in our hearts and travels across the cosmos. It is like a powerful tidal force that overpowers everything in its path. It is an irresistible and compelling force that gathers all within reach into its wake.

In my darkest hours when the pain and anxiety of this world buries me, I feel a tidal swell surge within my heart. Is it possible that one solitary man can change the course of human affairs? Like a streak of golden light that penetrates the darkness, a swirling beacon lands at my feet. There once was a man, descended from on high, that showed us without doubt that we could rise above our angst and develop the beauty and creativity which is our birthright. Thank you to the man called love, for because of you, I know what love is.

Love,
Mr. Shakita

Labels: Jesus, loneliness, love

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