The Brown Book Commentaries

And remember that we can only powerfully Bless others with our Meaning-full actions, never
merely our hollow words … Yes, it is true that some words can be considered to be actions (e.g.
compliments, encouragements, forgivenesses, repentances etc), and yet these are few and far
between – and always weaker than deeds done for the same selfless purpose … Quantum physics
claims that thoughts can be considered as ―things‖ (i.e. actions) as well, and yet the mastery of
intention required for this to be so means that it is almost never the case – and that even such
―enlightened‖ emissions are much weaker than deeds shared with selflessl boldness.
―Love is a giving thing.‖ ~ anonymous
Every thing given to brighten the life of another and every giving done for that primary
purpose counts as a Giving Thing … And because any such true Giving must be selfless to be at
all, every Giving Thing is per se a Loving Thing.
―If you want to make the days in your life really matter,
then you must Love something.‖ ~ K. Yamada
And remember that ―Loving something‖ is not merely loving something – that Love is about
deeds done, not thoughts thought or emotions felt.
“I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If in my name you ask for anything, I will do it.” ~ Jesus (John 14:13-14)
As is so often the case when reading Scripture, there are many subtleties in this passage worth
realizing – namely, A) that ―in my name‖ is critical, and means not ―while worshiping me‖ (which
Jesus did not want us to do – see Mark 10:18, John 5:41, John 7:61, John 8:50-54, John 12:44 et
al), but rather ―in a way that harmonizes with the actual meaning of my name – which is ‗God will
guide to salvation‘ (Yehoshua) and ‗God is within‘ (Emmanuel)‖ … B) that ―the Father‖ for Jesus
was an internal essence (John 14:20) composed of perfect, unconditional Love (Matthew 5:48) …
C) that this explains why the Father is glorified ―in the Son‖ and not by the Son … and D) that the
only thing that can be properly asked for ―in [his] name‖ is the opportunity to be of service to
others (an opportunity that is truly omnipresent in all our lives, which explains why it was so easy
for Jesus to make this guarantee, for making such a request does not require that anything be
manifested that isn‘t already there).
Image 266 (Page 104a - bottom) … This picture (which I call
―Re-Union‖) reflects the Truth that parents can deeply Love
just be being present while being open-Hearted …
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