Two of the lessons of the joy of the first date: 1) You put the person in the center of your attention, 2) your choice to give attention to them makes other concerns seem small and ‘handleable.’ (handleable is a word in my book!)
It’s like that with letting our love of Jesus be the lens through which we view life. When we allow relational issues or life worries become our center stage, life builds with drama, and Jesus takes a balcony seat. But when we begin with a personal face-to-face love conversation with Jesus, we have the inner energy and courage to face (not ignore) life’s challenges and not let them get the best of us, because Jesus has the best of our love, our first attention. When we have our mind and our heart convinced that the first issue of life, (our being unconditionally loved,) has already been settled, we face life with a settled heart. What a difference! Life is good! Very Good!
Revised Common Lectionary 23 (28)
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