We are all unique expressions of God.
One
of the great commandments taught by Jesus is “to love thy neighbor as
thyself.” When I practice compassion, I accept others exactly as they
are. I honor and respect all men, women, and children as expressions of
God. In the narrative of Genesis, God created the world and
everything upon it. God saw that it was good and God blessed it all. I
see all people as unique expressions of the Divine. Eric Butterworth often used the analogy of God as the ocean and
humanity as individual waves. Each person has his or her own
personality, passions, aversions, temperaments, physical capabilities,
and attributes. But like waves on the ocean, there is no place where God
stops and we begin.
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.—Matthew 22:39
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