1 John 4:4 … The One within (01/20/17)
“The One who is within is greater
than the one who is in the world.”
~ unknown (1 John 4:4)
This verse speaks most potently to “The Dance of the 2 Selves” — a dance that takes place in every moment of every sentient life:
*The dance between the sloth of waiting for a “better time” to act and the Divine Patience that chooses to get up and DO for others anyway …
*The dance between the greed of accumulating for self and the Divine Generosity that gives in times of lack …
*The dance between the envy we feel towards those who “win” and “succeed” and the Divine Gratitude that has us thankful for life anyway …
*The dance between the callousness that protects us from emotional pain and the Divine Compassion that chooses to sink into the sufferings of others (and act accordingly) anyway …
*The dance between speaking to convince or manipulate or persuade and the Divine Honesty that encourages the other along their path to Awakening …
*The dance between arrogant condemnation of idiots & enemies and the Divine Humility that shares Truth with actions more than words …
*The dance between seeing life as boring or times as normal or others as ugly and the Divine Wonderment that knows Life to be ever-brilliant, the moments therein to be ever-filled with Beauty, and the others therein to be ever worthy of homage …
*The dance between the certainty of religious dogma and the Divine Faith that simply Loves others without judgment … and
*The dance between dismantling competitors, rejecting opponents, and reviling enemies and the Divine Acceptance that sees past the behaviors of others to honor them all as Children of God.
Amen … Let that Dance be so.
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