Cliff's Notes - May 30, 2024
5/23/2024Being totally received as we truly are is what we wait and long for all of our lives.
All we can do is receive and return the loving gaze of God
every day, and afterwards we will be internally free
and deeply happy at the same time.
-Richard Rohr
So much of our lives is spent trying to be acceptable, likable, or loveable. What if
we were all of these, just because?
Just because God already loves us and accepts us. We are made in the image of
God. We are children of God. We are accepted by the creator of the universe. The
loving gaze of God is upon us, because we are worthy of love. God receives us
exactly as we are, without judgement or distortion, subtraction or addition. Such
perfect receiving is what transforms us. God created us, and God said it was very
good (Genesis 1:31). Let us remember who we are, and whose we are. God made
us unique, and God is with us this day and always.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Cliff