Love Cannot Be Stopped
“If we love God and give ourselves to Him, we must give ourselves to the whole world. Otherwise we would divide off our personal experience of God from His Greatness and Infinite Presence and turn what ought to be dedication into private enjoyment.
One of the holy miracles of love is that once it is really started on its path, it cannot stop: it spreads and spreads in ever-widening circles till it embraces the whole world in God. We begin by loving those nearest to us, end by loving those who seem farthest. And as our love expands, so our whole personality will grow, slowly but truly. Every fresh soul we touch in love is going to teach us something fresh about God.”
— Evelyn Underhill, 1953
Pacifist and mystic
Today’s Invitation
Seek to learn something fresh about God from every fresh soul you touch in love.
This Week’s Query
What are your challenges to seeing that of God in everyone?
What practices help you overcome these challenges?
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