We are in the last week of February, exploring the theme, “The Flow of Love,” focusing
on the Power of Love.
In “Christian Healing,” Charles Fillmore reminds us that love is a “faculty native to
humankind, existent in every soul, which may be used at all times to bring about
harmony and unity among those who have been disunited through misunderstandings,
contentions or selfishness.” I like the idea of “native to humankind,” meaning that the
ability of love is already who and what we are. We just need to become aware of how
we express this ability.
Many years ago, a friend of mine mentioned how she loved her husband
unconditionally. And, she went on, she would love him even more if only he took the
trash to the curb on trash day. When I suggested she added a condition to her
unconditional love, we shared a good belly laugh. She hadn’t realized she needed
something from him in order to feel “even more” love toward him. Unconditional love,
after all, means expecting nothing in return for that love.
It made me wonder just how many conditions I, too, put on unconditional love. In my
theoretical mind, love flows from me freely and effortlessly. In my human behavior, there
might be a constraint or two about just who and what deserves my love. One of my
greatest lessons in this life is to love completely, without restrictions and qualifiers. I ask
myself how I can bring about “harmony and unity among those who have been disunited
through misunderstandings, contentions or selfishness,” especially when I might be the
one feeling disunited. Isn’t the world crying out loving harmony and unity today?
Join us this Sunday, either online or in person, as we explore how to truly live as the
Power of Love, expressing it to unify and harmonize our lives and the world around us.
Blessing you abundantly,
Rev. Eileen
