THE GOD I KNOW CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER THREE

WHAT IS THE PURE LOVE OF CHRIST?

The Pure Love of Christ is the POWER OF GOD. It is the energy of creation, the force which moves all things in the infinity of space in orderly pattern.

It is a power which mortal man in the history of our earth has not come to understand as a reality which can be defined or measured. Consequently it is not part of scientific thought or procedure. Nevertheless, it is the most valuable ingredient in every individual life.

The Pure Love of Christ is responsible for all positive and good things of which we are aware. It is the source of LIGHT -- the power which allows us to see, with our minds and hearts as well as with our eyes. All things we perceive in our minds as progressive knowledge which show us a better way -- all things we feel in our hearts which comfort us, heal our pain or bless us with peace, are part of that Love.

It is the source of TRUTH. Everything discovered by anyone in the world's history which has proved to be good for mankind has been inspired by that Love, as also every truth that ever will bless mankind in any degree.

It is the source of BEAUTY. Each lovely thing is created by God's Love, and wherever our senses respond with a surge of gladness, it is that Love in us communing with its counterpart. Whatever we see, or hear, or taste, or smell, or touch, or think, or feel, or do, that lifts our spirits with rejoicing, is part of Christ's Pure Love.

It is the source of HOPE -- the force that drives us beyond pain and grief and despair to belief in the reality of our dreams for happiness. It is the assurance in our beings of life over death.

In our own personal everyday experience it is the Pure Love of Christ that inspires within us the desire to do good - and then becomes the energy to do it. It moves us to protect others from being hurt and to share with them whatever is comforting.

This Power of God is responsible for all the beauty and joy -- the Love -- we know in our relationships with one another. It allows us to see the goodness in each other and to forgive the less than good. It provides the miracle by which we are blessed to believe in another mortal's divine nature and to love that personality with purity. It is the source of whatever true love we experience -- either giving or receiving. All feelings which are mutually sacred between two people are part of that love. The mystery which locks two strangers' eyes in a shimmering look of breathless recognition, which holds two hearts suspended together in timeless wonder, which vibrates a magical holiness as hands touch or lips meet, is the Pure Love of Christ. It is the essence of home and belonging. It is the eteral sealing together.

Every person born into the world has within him what has been called "the light of Christ." More accurately this could be described as the Pure Love of Christ. It is that energy within us which is good and which automatically responds to good. It is the power which allows any of us to have a positive, constructive self-image and to be in harmony with our SELF. It is the power which enables us to love EACH OTHER with unconditional love in harmoniously fulfilling relationships. And it is the power by which we know and love GOD and become One with God.