Comments | zachfleury: So, since I pretty much can't prove anything, Can I still be convinced of anything?

zachfleury

So, since I pretty much can't prove anything, Can I still be convinced of anything?

Aug 12, 2005 15:09

The Following heart-felt snapshot of a confession is taken from The Brothers Karamazov. The scene takes place at a monastary:

Confessant: If everyone has faith, where does it come from? And they say that is all came originally from fear of the awesome phenomena of nature, and that there is nothing to it all. What? I think, [if] all my life I’ve ( Read more... )

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A few random answers ellezymn August 13 2005, 00:37:18 UTC

Is it even possible to love your neighbor?

Yes.

Can the concept of active love become a living reality? Can it survive the odds?

I see active love lived out in its purest form through intercessory prayer. This love asks nothing of the beloved and survives because it calls no attention to itself, thus making your questions 2, 3, and 4 irrelevant. The key is that this love exists in subordination to a higher love. When we love men made in God's image because we love Him--which we are able to do only because He first loved us--it doesn't matter who they are or what they do with it. We aren't looking for applause or acceptance except from an audience of One.

Has anybody experienced or encountered any kind of active love?Yes, many times over. In every breath I take and beat of my heart, each being a gift of grace. In the substitutionary death of my Lord. Through the prayers of the saints. Times without number through the unbelievable devotion of my husband. And then there's all the people who've served my son. Their selfless deeds ( ... )

Re: A few random answers furiavriel August 13 2005, 17:15:03 UTC

it is certain. do not worry, believe. do. act. all will be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.

l.l

Neighbors can't be choosers-or they shouldn't be... anonymous August 19 2005, 05:34:25 UTC

I must say that this post touches me personally this week. I am kind to strangers and show Gods love to those around me...but I must admit I find it a challenge to literally "feel" or show love for my neighbor that lives next door to us. I have been tolerant & selective with being friendly, maybe because I haven't trusted him or that he tends to "exaggerate" Whatever...anyway... I believe people if asked, would describe me as warm & hospitible, sensitive & caring, not predudice at all...yet the guy next door always reeks of booze (not cabbage), & seems creepy sometimes so I avoid him mostly. I am actually cordial. My conversation checked...Gods love in me just held in check a bit... He doesn't own a car. I have watched him ride his bike down hill to the market for his bottle of wine regularly...only waving to him sometimes. But yesterday I was shaken from this selfish state of being...my heart was pulled from my passive fleshly controlled charity to active God given love. I was coming back from market - uphill...and saw this very ( ... )

Passive Love, Recent Events, and a Pop Song! carmellaseyes September 4 2005, 02:52:13 UTC

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cant help but love anonymous September 13 2005, 15:35:05 UTC

we can love others who are imperfect when we see them perfectly.. or when we think we do but are blindsighted and see what we want to see... how can we help but love? I think it's the most human thing in the world. Those who avoid it protect themselves at a great price.

--nunzia

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