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Pastor's Pen
RELATIONSHIP
‘There is only one happiness in life, to love and to be loved.’
George Sand
Happy Valentine’s Day February 14th! Traditionally, the month of
February is the month we honor our relationships of the heart. But,
of course, the heart does not generate love. Love is the action of
Divine Law, an energy force that flows through us, which begins in
Infinite Creative Source and never ends.
Since God is Love then we are Love expressing in and through and as our
loving hearts. And so the most important relationship I have is my
relationship with God.
People spend years trying to find the right and perfect love. But love
is not something we find. God’s love is already in us. We’ve had it
all the time. It’s not about finding the right and perfect person.
It’s about becoming the right and perfect person. When we love someone
else it is the love within us that salutes and celebrates the beloved
in others.
Patrick and I have discovered that the path of spiritual awakening and
the path of relationship are one in the same.
The first phase, the honeymoon phase, is where we see the ‘heavenly
glimpse’ in another. It is recognizing the light of God with in the
heart of our beloved.
The second phase of a spiritual relationship awakening, is the
process that moves us from newness over the challenges and obstacles
that may stand in the way of love. Relationship offers us the greatest
opportunity for growth. (As many of us already know!) On our personal
spiritual path, the mirroring of who we are is reflected to us in
our beloved. In that reflection we can choose bravely to illuminate
the dark side of our personality that robs us of peace, or walk away.
The third phase of relationship is service. As our cup overflows with
the gifts of the Spirit, as we spiral upward in our growth; our desire
is to give back to the world the love and help we’ve received. And,
of course, all of the above stages are continuously happening at the
same time, spiraling upward creating more joy and more love in our
lives with each new revolution.
Unconditionally being in love and loving one another, is the inner
service we give to the world. But "doing love" is how we become
fulfilled in the highest way. Doing love is the reaching out to others
from an unconditional place of love, always remembering that it’s not
what we do, but how we do it.
Love is the most powerful force for good that resonates deep within
us. Love comes from the part of us that is eternal God. And as we
have made our Divine Appointments with those we love in our humanness,
know that ‘what God has joined together, no man can put asunder.’
One of my favorite ‘chic flicks’ is Ghost, because the closing scene
poignantly portrays the idea, power, and passion of eternal love. As
the thin veil of death that has separated Sam, Molly’s dead lover, from
Molly throughout the film is lifted, Molly finally senses and feels
Sam’s loving presence. The message Sam leaves Molly, and all of us,
with is one that touches me deeply. ‘Molly, the love inside, you get
to take it with you!’
Wishing you an eternity of loving and being loved!
Rev. Pam
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