Love as Deed by Lolita Pagarani

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Thoughts Shared by Lolita Pagarani

Love as Deed


What does love do?

·         It connects the hearts

·         It promotes understanding

·         It heals the pain

·         It heals the loneliness

·         It speaks the loudest even without words

·         It increases with giving

·         It empowers

·         It uplifts

·         Only Light can dissolve Darkness.

·         Only love can overcome hate

·         It’s the power that can transform our world

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Ultimately, the power to transform the world is effected by love, love originating from the relationship with the divine, love ablaze among members of a community, love extended without restriction to every human being. This divine love, ignited by the Word of God, is disseminated by enkindled souls through intimate conversations that create new susceptibilities in human hearts, open minds to moral persuasion, and loosen the hold of biased norms and social systems so that they can gradually take on a new form in keeping with the requirements of humanity’s age of maturity.  You are channels for this divine love; let it flow through you to all who cross your path.

--22 July 2020, Universal House of Justice Letter to the Bahá’ís of the United States


Comments

  1. Gloria HaiderAugust 3, 2020 at 8:25 AM

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Love as deed. Even small loving deeds will help transform all of creation.

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  2. Ann HaydenAugust 4, 2020 at 6:50 PM

    Such a deeply moving poem of love. Love of neighbor and stranger when each is held in highest esteem as witness to God’s own love for all can change the world. I am reminded of John Lewis’ similar call to give all our energy for The Beloved Community to which we are all called by God.

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  3. Fatima SantiagoAugust 15, 2020 at 1:10 PM

    Your blog on Love is so awesome Lolita! Thank you for sharing!Love is the only thing that goes the world go round! God created us to love and serve one another. I think that is the purpose. I love the heart in your picture shown between clouds uniting all as one!

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