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that's true
and difficult.
ok I'll do Dylan for kingdom of heaven
I thought I might have done him already with his song
GATES OF EDEN
see if you can find it.
We are moving through the Kingdom of Heaven.
many doors, many threshholds.
many acts to take us through the next threshhold.
posted by
Xeno-x
on October 13, 2004 at 12:48 PM
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Melodystar -
Thanks for stopping by.
posted by
sannhet
on October 13, 2004 at 7:38 AM
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Very Good.
posted by
Melodystar
on October 13, 2004 at 7:29 AM
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Friar -
And I agree with your additions. There are many actually, but I didn't want to list them all.
posted by
sannhet
on October 13, 2004 at 7:02 AM
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Friar -
Excellent point. The "I" has to disappear and I love your explanation of "God's" loving burning so brightly within that one is ultimately nothing but "God's" love. Thanks for reading.
posted by
sannhet
on October 13, 2004 at 7:01 AM
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JustA -
I like your description of fluidity. It implies going with the flow of whatever happens and accepting it because, as you say, everything that happens is supposed to happen - there is no evil. Thanks for stopping by.
posted by
sannhet
on October 13, 2004 at 6:58 AM
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Friar…That is Beautiful…
posted by
justAcarpenter
on October 12, 2004 at 11:58 PM
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Apart from Mother Theresa...
I think also the following should be included:
- St. Therese of the Child Jesus who lived her vocation of love to the fullest
- St. Francis of Assisi who can with sincerity raise his hands to God in prayer saying only "My God, My All."
among others.
You must remember however another text where John write "This is love, not that we have loved God, but that God has loved us first." To love unconditionally is to allow God's love to so burn us from within that there is nothing else in us except the Love of God that beats for all humanity. In other words, I must love -- true -- but in such a way that the "I" is diminished so that "love" is truly "God" since "God is love".
posted by
Friar__Tuck
on October 12, 2004 at 11:33 PM
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That is an excellent point.
Thought I think that many people are familiar with the term “unconditional love” they do not full understand the depth of it’s meaning (what is required to have achieved it or at least get closer to it). Therefore, they don’t really know where to begin. What I mean is that “unconditional love” is so much more than just that…it is total passionate acceptance of everything, person and event…so much so that one blames no one for anything…it requires that one accepts everything as being the will of God…there is no evil. It also requires that one be so open to change that their life becomes liquid, with no wants, no desires and no attempts to hold onto…anything. When humanity achieves Heaven…all will flow seamlessly…like a tide. When one falls out of formation the others will not even blink an eye…and when he returns he will be welcomed back into formation without question or hesitation…
posted by
justAcarpenter
on October 12, 2004 at 5:34 PM
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