tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post5205040749655638869..comments2024-03-28T10:26:20.408-04:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: Does God Love of Necessity?Robert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-89262601542210773772011-02-19T21:13:53.782-05:002011-02-19T21:13:53.782-05:00The love of God is a facet of the consistent and c...The love of God is a facet of the consistent and constant unchanging character of God.<br /><br />Here in this mortal plane, there are people who are huggers. When you meet one of these people, you are going to get a hug. If are you familar with one of these people and you do not get a hug, first you are disappointed, then you are concerned about the well-being of this person. Being a hugger is a defining characteristic of who this person is.<br /><br />God is more than a hugger, more than mortal, even more than immortal. God is consistent and constant and unchanging. God is capable of not loving us, but will always love each of us - it is just who God is.<br /><br />God is relational. Each of us has a unique loving relation with God. Our uniqueness will color and affect, maybe even warp, that loving relationship. We might be blind and numb to that love and relationship - still the presence of God is with and within each of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-74498970355104860202011-02-19T19:09:05.964-05:002011-02-19T19:09:05.964-05:00A good question to ponder...A good question to ponder...Allan R. Beverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-25319998058360126472011-02-19T10:37:07.547-05:002011-02-19T10:37:07.547-05:00Jesus was very practical. He touched people at th...Jesus was very practical. He touched people at their point of basic needs. He didn't give them bigger and better chariots, houses, etc. He gave them food, clothed the naked, healed the sick, visited those imprisoned, and set the captive free. He told people to go back to their homes and share the message of deliverance and hope rather than just following him and soaking up more data. A widow's mite was seen as more valuable in God's eyes than the coffers of the elite. We would all do well to look for those who are naked, hungry, imprisoned and otherwise in bondage. All people: rich, poor, no distinction by sex, nationality, creed or color. Love, like light, will penetrate anywhere it is present. If it doesn't go there, it isn't love.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474045500631155889noreply@blogger.com