For The Love Of God

Love "bears all things" and "endures all things". These words say all there is to be said; nothing can be added to them. For we are in the deepest sense the victims and the instruments of cosmic love. ~Carl Jung~

Those of us who've fallen in love can never forget the tender adoration of and the seeming perfection of our beloved, nor the complete abandon we felt. Later, when familiarity cleared our vision, we began trying to control the relationship and,
of course, our beloved. To bind them to our will, we wrap our loved ones in ribbons of care and concern. Or, if we are the least bit insecure, we become restrictive and possessive. Yet, as we experience the love of those who are helping us find our way and, through them, the love of God we come to understand that love must be free. God's love does not insist on fidelity, good taste, or common sense. Why then should we demand more of those we love? No person is my private possession, no behavior the price of my love.

It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.
~Abe Lincoln

I learned a few chords on the banjo as the key to life.
~Vince Gill

People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.
~St. Augustine

No matter our circumstances today, let's thank God.