tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341789093792368976.post1792707885793187842..comments2023-10-23T10:05:39.472-07:00Comments on A Convo With God: No Ordinary LoveClarence Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01823842879818793992noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341789093792368976.post-36894459448381464392010-07-16T21:10:50.057-07:002010-07-16T21:10:50.057-07:00Interestingly, just today as I was reading Max Luc...Interestingly, just today as I was reading Max Lucado's "Fearless." He talked about C.S. Lewis and how for many years he was an atheist - a devote one, it seems. Reminds us to sow seeds and share God stories whenever we can. Who knows, perhaps we can lead someone as ultimately renowned as C.S. Lewis to the faith.Janine Anthony Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454760119203666204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341789093792368976.post-79850314316850753252010-07-14T12:12:26.804-07:002010-07-14T12:12:26.804-07:00@Alegria Yes that's exactly what it is.@Alegria Yes that's exactly what it is.Clarence Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823842879818793992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341789093792368976.post-14381032032454100382010-07-14T12:08:20.557-07:002010-07-14T12:08:20.557-07:00Your response did make things clearer.
I guess I&...Your response did make things clearer.<br /><br />I guess I'm saying the charity type of love in my opinion is that love that does what is necessary to benefit the garden sometimes without any personal benefit. This is quite the difficult task to do for people who are throwing stones at you. Kinda like the whole Jesus saga. <br /><br />I.e., in working towards the benefit of the whole, ultimately you benefit yourself, because you are part of the whole.alegriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870013149823055071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341789093792368976.post-75318312010446349002010-07-13T11:06:55.340-07:002010-07-13T11:06:55.340-07:00@Alegria,
Maybe I wasn't clear... the charity...@Alegria,<br /><br />Maybe I wasn't clear... the charity/God love is the gardener. It is this connnection to God's love that fuels the other loves, providing the pruning and nuturing for them to grow. <br /><br />The turning the other cheek in this example is the ultimate expression of this charity love. While getting stoned dude appealed to God on their behalf. That's a high level of love... something I have never personally seen. <br /><br />I think maybe you misunderstood me. no?Clarence Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823842879818793992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341789093792368976.post-28943930803879400252010-07-13T11:02:15.751-07:002010-07-13T11:02:15.751-07:00It seems charity would require a selflessness most...It seems charity would require a selflessness most of us don't have. How many of us are willing to sacrifice our acts of personal satisfaction for the betterment of "the garden" all of the time? Caring for a garden doesn't mean you simply "turn the other cheek", as you said, its about nurturing the garden so it can flourish and grow.<br /><br />Carrying a great love is far easier a task in comparison to nurturing something to strive to keep growing. Love can be carried in your mind and heart. The "acts" of loving and nurturing are in your actions. Doing and maintaining the actions is always the hard part. Especially when those actions my not be "personally satisfying" but are what's best for "the garden."alegriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870013149823055071noreply@blogger.com