I am...
Unconditional Love

Teach me, Father when I pray.
The Really good news about Love.
Emmet Fox said it very well...

The Really Good News about Love is...

Love is available to everyone, not only available it is encouraged in all aspects of life, it is life, it is the life force energy. All the religions teach it, it was the main focus for Jesus who was the master of Love.

If you stop to think about it... all the most amazing things in our lives have had some measure of love in them. The really good news is that Love never gives up on us, it is we who give up on Love. So remember to never give up, know that Love is always waiting to be recognized, waiting to be shared, waiting to be experienced.
Some people do not know how to love because unfortunately they were never taught how to love.
So for that person and for all of us, it take self determination to say...
Today... I will learn about love. I know somehow when I seek love it will appear.
... I will practice loving someone or something.
... I will take a baby step and start by loving my self, even though I may have done something I regret, I know that it was because I did not fully understand how to love.
... I will remember what the master of Love Jesus said, "Forgive them for they know not what they do",
... I will ask for direction on how to be loving, I will not say anything unless it promotes loving thoughts.
... I will start with something small and work up to something big everyday.
... I will give love and gratitude for all that I have, all that I receive, and all that I give.

Afirmative prayer
I now close my eyes and go into the safe place where I can give and receive Loving thoughts, I go there to forgive anyone I feel has hurt me or made me feel bad, I know it is OK because they can not take my peace from me.
I forgive anyone I may have hurt or I made feel bad, knowing that I am truly sorry for any careless words or actions. It is OK because I did not know what I was doing, if I had known what I was really doing, I would not have done it. I send this forgiving and forgiveness into the space that will carry it on, like a pebble tossed into the lake where the ripples travel outward toward the universe, never ending untill they return to complete the circle of love.
And so it is. Amen.
Cynthia Becklund

Emmet Fox said it very well...
Love...

There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer;
No disease that enough love will not heal;
No door that enough love will not open;
No gulf that enough love will not bridge;
No wall that enough love will not throw down;
No sin (mistake) that enough love will not redeem;
It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble,
How hopeless the outlook, How muddled the tangle,
How great the mistake,
A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all...
If only you could love enough you would be
the happiest and most powerful being in the world...

Teach me, Father, when I pray,
Not to ask for more, but rather let me give my thanks for what is at my door.
For food and drink, for gentle rain, for sunny skies above,
For home and friends, for peace and joy, but most of all for Love. Unknown source

Slow down for a couple of minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouth of babies.

What does Love mean?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, "What does love mean?"

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have
imagined. See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her
toenails anymore.

So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis
too. That's love."

Rebecca- age 8

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just
know that your name is safe in their mouth."

Billy - age 4

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and
they go out and smell each other."

Karl - age 5

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries
without making them give you any of theirs."

Chrissy - age 6

"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."

Terri - age 4

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before
giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."

Danny - age 7

"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still
want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They
look gross when they kiss"

Emily - age 8

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
and listen"

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"

Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."

elle - age 7

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after
they know each other so well."

Tommy - age 6

"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the
people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one
doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."

Cindy - age 8

"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing
me to sleep at night."

Clare - age 6

"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."

Elaine-age 5

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Robert Redford."

Chris - age 7

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."

Mary Ann - age 4

"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and
has to go out and buy new ones."

Lauren - age 4

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come
out of you." (what an image)

Karen - age 7

"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."

Mark - age 6

"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you
should say it a lot. People forget."

Jessica - age 8

And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a
contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly
gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard,
climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

"Nothing, I just helped him cry"

When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you
need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply say the
following small prayer for the person who sent you this.

Father, God bless all my friends in whatever it is that You know they may be
needing this day! And may their life be full of your peace, prosperity and power
as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with you. Amen.

Then send it on to five other people, including the one who sent it to you. Within
hours you caused a multitude of people to pray for other people. Then sit back
and watch the power of God work in your life.

P.S. Five is good, but more is even "gooder."

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