"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Faith Is More Primal Than Love

I found this precision rather insightful. There is a fuel that has to drive it, and faith in God is it.
"The world at large views love as life's prime virtue.... But for the Christian love may be primary- "the greatest of these"—but faith is the primal Christian virtue. Why faith and not love? Because agape love—the love of God— is formed in us by grace through faith. Christian love is a form of plagiarism: We repeat and copy God's love. In fact, our loving is based on faith in God's first loving us."
(What Matters Most. Leonard Sweet. Pg 23, 24)
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