If you’re
like most people, I’ll bet you long to love and to be loved. Even if suppressed, this desire is in each
of us. We were born with it. The desire for love is part of our true
identity, our reason for being. It means
we are created in the image of God.
As the
English poet William Blake said, we are here to learn to bear
the beams of love. We are created to
carry love and spread it around, pulsating with invincible divine light. We are here to shine.
Yes, this
inborn desire for love can be distorted by oppression. It can even be buried. But it is still there, deep within us. And this is why Jesus came to save us. During the little time he lived on earth, he
carried the beams of love, in spite of everything, all the way to the cross.
Jesus is the
light of the world; dark hate could not overcome him. If he’s chosen you to follow him, you’re
part of God’s great plan to bring love into the world. Bearing beams of love, you’ll radiate healing and joy with Christ!
