Paradise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am in Paradise. Reading about abandonment. He writes, ” I know about abandonment. I know that you never really get over it. I also know it can force changes that you think will kill you, but in fact they save your life.” “That is the great advantage of abandonment–it makes it easier to hear God’s words of love and purpose for us.” “I knew about God, Because that was just information. Now I had to believe that God knew me. I had to believe that I was precious, honored and loved.” As I start to read Philemon in the Message, the very first sentence of the introduction to the book says “every movement we make in response to God has a ripple effect. touching family, neighbors, friends, community. Belief in God alters our language. Love of God affects daily relationships. Hope in God enters into our work.