My Favorite Verses - Vol III (Aug 16 to Nov 16)

Luke 6:35-36 … To Love expecting Nothing
(09/30/2016)
“Love your enemies. Do Good and Give expecting nothing in return. Your
reward will be great and you will become Children of the Most High; for He is
kind to both the ungrateful and the sinful. Be merciful, therefore, just as your
Father is merciful.” ~ Jesus (Luke 6:35-36)
Here are two notes of importance related to this verse:
First, it is impossible to do true Good for anyone (either enemy or ally) if that
“goodness” is done to gain any personal reward or benefit. Love must be given
selflessly in order to be truly Given at all – it must be done purely for the benefit
of the other, with no hope or expectation of anything positive coming back to the
giver as a consequence thereof …
Second, whether we engage such pure Giving or not, we are and ever will
remain “Children of the Most High.” The hyper-moral essence that many call
“God” resides ever within us all – from the first moment of our sentient awareness
(originating in all probability sometime during our 19th week in the womb) all the way
to our final, dying breath. Of course, this Truth means nothing unless we actualize
it – unless we enliven the combination of humility & courage required to reach out
and become agents of that same Divinity; with the best way of doing so being a
self-sacrificial extension of Kindness to our “enemies” -- to those who are doing
us the most harm &/or those we most dislike or fear.
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