Again, and Again, September 16, 2015 Daily Reflection

2015 heart handsAs a student, in my class on Christian morality, I realize it again and again; it is not about the institution as much as it is about the message of Jesus Christ. The institution is there to support the message of Jesus Christ, the purpose of our very existence. It is about loving God, one another, ourselves, and creation.

First we have to fill that longing we have been given by God to know God, to love God because we choose to love God. After we have discovered God, learned to talk to God, and developed a deeper relationship with God, then we can love ourselves more fully. When we are filled with that much love in our hearts and souls we cannot help but let our human nature overflow and be in relationship with others. We were never meant to be isolated.We are also meant to preserve and nurture all of God’s creation, not just because we depend on it but because God created it and is a part of it.

Again, and Again I come back to this idea; it’s all about our relationships with God, self, other and creation. So, when it comes to teaching, it’s not just about what Jesus said, although I need to give them the knowledge, it’s also about being in relationship with my students and loving them right where they are in life. It’s about revealing God to them by letting them witness my love for God in action.

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  1. Jan Redle

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