Unlike God, our lives are not infinite, because they have a beginning,
but like God, they are eternal because they will have no end.
We live in a continuum of life, here on earth,
and in an unbroken thread, after death,
in the next and everlasting life.
The most important thing is to see the truth
but not necessarily, to say it.
If the truth is to be told,
then say it with love.
The usual translation of the words of Jesus on this subject is,
"Many are called, but few are chosen."
My own thought is that it would be better read as,
All are called, but few choose."
Those of us who have heard and heeded this call should be ever grateful for it and can never be judgemental about those who haven't.
We can never fully know or comprehend the mystery of why we heard and followed and why others didn't.
All we need to do is to love God by loving everyone who comes our way and is in need of God's love, as channelled by us as best we can.
As human beings,
is to try to be perfect
to begin by acknowledging
that we are not and cannot be perfect?
Sometimes, the pipes and tubes and channels of our hearts
can be blocked by unacknowledged, or even unrecognised,
resentment and bitterness and pain.
Let us hope that the chimney sweep of love,
with the brushes of compassion and understanding,
can unblock those arteries and allow us to love
where we would and should.
