UNDERSTANDING
“Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand.”
~ Saint Augustine ~
I understand that God is love. It makes more sense to live my life with love than with anger, resentment, or despair. I know the answer to life, with any problems that may arise, is love: not simply loving those people who love me, but beginning to love and understand those who dislike or hate me. Being imperfect people in an imperfect world produces enemies.
Today I love my world by listening to my critics, changing unreasonable attitudes, and growing in the humility that comes from silence. Change is part of God’s blessing of love. This I believe. This I understand. And, step by step, it is beginning to work in my life.
May my love for the world give me an understanding of self.
© 2008 Leo Booth
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