The Lord is ... abounding in love.... The Lord is ... loving in all his deeds. Ps 144
The journeys we make --- all journeys and most travels --- are marked with various sign postds. Some indicate distance and direction; others, truly "guides" are reminders of spiritual direction. Among the signals or signs presented to travelers is LOVE. In the New Testament we have learned that it is by the love we have for one another that we are recognized as followers, as disciples of Jesus.
However well known those words or that thought might be, there are not as many who recognize these Jesus words as an invitation ... and in some instances a command ... to participate in a "radical, life-changing event." We might ask ourselves if we would describe love in such words as those used by Depak Chra. He maintains it is this radical event that will change us and open the way for God to return to our lives. Furthermore, Chopra sees love as "the seed of the spiritual quest." An interesting observation he offers should give us a thought for our own prayer and our self-discovery: "If you cannot discover what divine love actually is, no temple can supply it for you second-hand" (page 53 The Third Jesus).
