(Each week I try to bring a message that will cause thought and something to meditate on. If there is something you would like me to comment on, please feel free to ask.)
There can be no greater mission in life than to love God and those around us. (Mark 12:28-34) If we do this all we do will fall into place. Our very thinking process will change from self to others. Our lifestyle will change and become fuller. Our problems will become less debilitating and important. We become aware of what life is really all about.
Surely our problems are important but are they all there is? The world is in turmoil. Entitlement, greed and hate are on the rise. Crime follows close on their heels. Call all of this what you may, it is not love of God or of those around us. Love does not produce hate but subdues it. Love does not produce entitlement or greed but a giving heart. We have the choice of living a life that makes others our focus or ourselves the focus. Making ourselves our focus makes for an unhappy existence. Focusing on others may not make us rich or famous but it will result in a satisfaction that mirrors itself in the happiness of others. The key to this is not just family or friends but those outside of family and friends. Some of the best and most profound reactions are from those who were strangers. It is these "others" that need to see that Christ is alive and well on earth. It might just be that it is what they need to begin to love God and those around them. If the world is to change it has to begin with you and I. Mother Teresa was a prime example of this.
Today another of the Moontear images.
The Copic colors used are:
That is it for this week. May The good Lord bless and keep you safe. Remember to "Always Love The Details."
Your colored image is absolutely stunning and just beautiful! It's hard to put aside all the power, greed and evil in the world of today, but as you said - focus on giving kindness and love to others and it makes life worth living. God bless, have a great week ahead.
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Imagine living in a world where everyone took God's commandments to heart?
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Jim!
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ReplyDeleteVery wise entry, beautiful words. A wonderful portrait of a cute little girl. All the best!
ReplyDeleteLove really is the greatest gift, both to give and receive. And being a giver, rather than taker is so much more fullfiling. As always, your coloring is stunning xoxo
ReplyDeleteTo love God wholeheartedly, and then love others as ourselves, is the greatest of the commandments, as Jesus Christ said. Beautiful colouring of the image, Jim
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Maxine
Beautiful words, - and as always, your coloring is absolutely stunning!!
ReplyDeleteYes we need to share God's love with all, even those that we don't agree with, when God called us to love even our enemies we need to follow that
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