John 3:5-8 … the real reBirth (05/17/13)
“The greatest gift you have to give to this world is your own self-transformation.” ~ Lao Tsu
LOVE is our reBirth; the LOVE that only lives in this one moment — the LOVE that only exists in the very place where you already are.
And this reBirth is not a prayer or a thought or a profession of faith. No, the LOVE of reBirth is a verb — given to another, solely for the good of the other.
It is reaching out to a friend when we have “more important things to do” … It is resting a gentle hand upon the shoulder of an enemy in despair … It is giving our last two dollars to the homeless stranger when we our own stomachs are rumbling & empty.
In essence, true reBirth is the courageous leap of Kindness made in all those moments when we least wish to be Kind.
So, my Friends … have you been Born-again? And much more importantly, will you choose to be Born-again, again (& again & again & again & again)?
“Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is Spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” ~ Jesus (John 3:5-8)
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