Mark Dohle
Well-Known Member
The pure gift
For those who seek to make prayer an important part of their lives, it will slowly bring them to an understanding of the depth of their union with God, as well as with others. All human beings are made in the image and likeness of God, so the slowly deepening love of God will bring out a corresponding love of others. Religion that is used to separate oneself from others could be considered evil. For to live out of the ‘Golden Rule’, to ‘treat others as we would like to be treated”, if it becomes something real, makes it impossible to wall people off, for we are all brothers and sisters made, again, in the image and likeness of God. Failures yes, for to grow in love is also to grow in Self-knowledge, learning the reality, the importance and the pure gift of ‘grace’ in one’s life.--Br.MD