Call to Love, always

We are called to love, always.

This is a great, yet tough calling as we are flawed by weakness and tend to fail at times.

Even our best intentions only carry us so far.

The solution?

The answer is more simple than we might realise.

Simply turn to Him who is Love.

What we might fail to do, God steps in and helps us out, always.

So, we are left free to follow the call to love, always.

Be Kind...

A wise man once said, ' Always be kind'

How right he was.

There is never any excuse for not being kind.

Why is it so important to be kind?

The answer is obvious of course.

When we are kind we add happiness to the lives of others.

When we are unkind we add unhappiness to our own lives.

There is no way that we can be happy if we forget to be kind.

Kindness is an expression of love and we have such a need for love in our lives.

By being kind, we allow others to play a part in who and what we are.

We love and are loved.

Always be kind.

WEAKNESS

Being weak is often frowned upon, and understandably so.

It's easy to get into a habit of being weak in such a way that we avoid challenges and things we don't like.

This is not good and can hamper our personality and growth.

Yet, there are times when 'weakness' pays us a visit, an unexpected and unwanted visit.

There are times when we feel unwell.  It may be a bad cold or something worse.

Then we are faced with the challenge of embracing our state of weakness. 

This is the first challenge and if we face it well, the rest becomes easy. We learn to cope, positively, with weakness.

The world we live in  is a world of accepted strength.  Weakness can be regarded as an obstacle to achievement and success.

Never mind. The person who can embrace weakness is the one who achieves inner strength and will be able to face disappointments and failures with a positive mind.

This could well be the most important ingredient in life,  to accept All with a smile.

The Gentle Voice...

I've just come back from an educational and enjoyable trip to London.
Life there is truly different, at least to my way of doing things.
Londoners are constantly on the go; generally speaking.
I'm almost standing still.
My life is such that I only gain from doing less rather than more.
Perhaps this is an 'age' thing. Or, perhaps it relates to values.
If I value fashionable clothes, then that's what my mind will be filled with.
If I value inward beauty and peace, then perhaps I have a good chance to grow...
God is always whispering to us, in such a Gentle Voice, encouraging us to change and become a better person.

Do I respond?  Do I even hear this Gentle Voice?
This is where change can be helpful because we break the patterns of our lives and learn to think in a different way / live in a different way. and so we grow....
It is my desire to grow in love and learn each day to listen to the Gentle Voice of God.

A Writer Writes...

I regard myself as a writer, yet at times neglect my commitment to write each day.

To me, this is vital if one is to become a good writer. The more time we give to writing, the more depth and meaning will be found in what we write about.

We open our hearts and souls  and are inspired to write with creativity and depth of character.

Perhaps the best help in becoming a good writer is to develop our spiritual life.

When there is meaning and motivation in our lives, then we will be inspired to write about life / friendship / love.

I believe that when I develop my relationship with God, I also grow in my ability to write creatively.

I am guided and helped by the best 'Mentor', my Creator.

FRIENDSHIP

Today, I visited a good friend.  I was surprised to find myself a little nervous as we had not seen each other for awhile.  Do friendships peter out?

As soon as we met and hugged and sat down together and chatted and laughed at silly things, I was reassured at there is no such thing as fickle friends, only careless ones.

I'm now resolved to give time and attention to the good friends I have.  These are my treasures.

We can buy a lot of things, never friendship.

This is a special gift that God affords us when we are willing to share ourselves with others.

The gift of friendship is precious.  Value it.

HOLY SOULS

We are already into November, often known as the month of the Holy Souls. It can be important to know why.
Why pray for the Holy Souls, and more importantly, who are they, these Holy Souls who ask our help and yet are able to help us?
This is my belief, that the Holy Souls are those who have passed on in life.
They wait, in a state of peace, for the day when they can be with God, their final resting place.

There are several issues regarding why they are waiting. Surely when we die, we go to Him who loves us?
Perhaps there is much we don't know about the spiritual world, yet we do know that all of us are bonded by who and what we love.
When we love God, we are with Him. Yet just like the shy lover, we may need to wait awhile before we can be comfortable with the One we love.
The waiting is our choice and as we wait we can and will help others.
And in a strange way we can be helped by the prayers of those still on earth. This is my hope and belief.
I ask the Holy Souls to help me and I on my part will help them.
I call this a bond of Love.