A Return to Love

When reading A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, I bookmarked several sections. One in particular is from a subsection in chapter two (Love is God) has been quite grounding for me. Williamson says,

 “I certainly don’t pretend to consistently achieve a loving perspective of every situation in my own life. One thing I’m very clear about, however, is that when I do, life works beautifully. And when I don’t, things stay stuck” (Williamson, 1996, p. 20)

 That is a relatable yet powerful reminder. For one, there is no need for pretending. Secondly, when choosing to have a loving interpretive lens as Williamson states, life just works, and not just that, but it works beautifully.

 The phrase, interpretive lens, is one I am borrowing thanks to our dear friend Kay Higuera Smith from this past Sunday’s sermon.

 How does getting “stuck” look like in your life? What about in your day to day? How might you choose a lens of love to get unstuck? Circumstantially? In relation to others?

 This quote comes to mind, by Maya Angelou:

 I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel

 Are we making sure others feel seen and heard? Understood? Accepted? How about loved?

 Jesus gave us his interpretive lens, and that lens is love – Kay Higuera Smith

 Let’s choose love. And when we don’t, we can choose again and again.

 Williamson, M. (1996). A return to love: Reflections on the principles of a course in miracles. HarperCollins.

-Denia Bradshaw