Meditative Journey: Receiving the Love
In a previous post, I talked about how I felt the Lord telling me that everything in our lives really comes down to remembering vs forgetting who we are, who Christ is, what He did for us, and that we are all connected to each other and to everything in creation by the Creator, Jesus Christ. His light infuses all things and connects all things, all things are made by Him, through Him and of Him.
Today, I dove a little deeper with this concept of remembering.
“What else do I need to remember?” I asked the Lord. The answer came as a feeling.
For just a blip… a second perhaps, I started to feel an inkling of God’s love for me. It overwhelmed my emotions and tears started in my eyes. Reflexively, I shut it down. And my analytical mind asked the idiotic question, “Why would God love me like that?” In a flash, the feeling disappeared and I could not get it back.
Yes, I have an intellectual knowledge that God loves me, but I felt Him telling me that I need to remember how it feels for Him to love me… that it’s the feeling I need to remember. When we remember the feeling of God’s love… everything transforms. It’s His love … feeling His love … that transforms us, gives us peace, lightens our burdens and brings joy.
“Sink into the feeling… receive the feeling,” I heard Him telling me. Then He asked me about my love for one of my children who is struggling. I love this child so much. I want the best for them. I want happy good things for them in every way. I am also aware that this person is an adult now and has to work on their own path and their own relationship with the Divine. The love I felt for my child was immense and I started to weep for the intensity of it.
“That,” I felt the Lord saying, “That… is it… how God feels about you… and immensely more.”
“Do you have to justify why you love this child? Do you have some reason? Some behavior, some personality trait, some rationalization for the love you feel?” God asked.
“No, there is no need for reasons. The love just IS. This child is mine – part of me. I gave birth to this child. They are flesh of my flesh and heart of my heart,” I replied.
And the Lord said, “Ah… you see now… I love you for the same reasons… you are mine … part of me … I am forever with you and forever love you. It isn’t about anything you’ve done or not done. I love you because you are mine. Just as you see greatness and beauty in your children, and just as you rejoice in these things in your children and want the very best for them, I see your greatness and beauty. I rejoice in your uniqueness and want all good things for you.”
“Once you really feel My love, it changes you… transforms you… heals you… brings peace, joy and love for yourself and everyone else. Receive the love.”
