More of Gandhi and that which is at the center of his life and thought.
...the cornerstone of all Gandhi's life, action, and thought was the respect for the sacredness of life and the conviction that "love is the law of our being." For he said, "If love or non-violence be not the law of our being, the whole of my argument falls to pieces." Note he also says that "Truth is the law of our being." But obviously Gandhi's life was without meaning unless we take into account the fact that it was lived in the face of untruth and hatred, the persistent and flagrant denial of love.
Even though it can be difficult to hear words of truth, isn't it a wonderful gift if that truth is offered within the never-failing embrace of love. Isn't the "love that will not let us go" a love of utter truthfulness because it is an affirmation of each person....no matter what? It seems that a person of such devotion to this love and non-violence and truth must be always alert to how we are entering the moments of the day and how we interact within them. That can sound like an introspective nightmare of self-reflection without end...but it need not be that. Rather, I think it really demands a sense of forgiveness and grace. Part of the truthfulness is that we fall short and become nothing more than people who stumble over one another without really knowing why and how it happens most of the time. This, I think, gives all of us a bit more room to breathe and laugh and sigh and continue this journey of wonder and newness.
Connection: When we are available to one another and vulnerable with one another, isn't that the beginning of the promise of a new day?!?
You, O God, bring us into what is yet to be - the beloved community. We do not often stay there because we are busy pursuing what we want in our own lives. And yet, your Spirit continues to touch us and bid us to come and dance to the songs of a people utterly aware of one another and ready to take part in your gift of life and life together. Amen.
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