Monday, May 26, 2014

Love all of God's creation

“Brothers, do not be afraid of men’s sin, love man also in his sin, for this likeness of God’s love is the height of love on Earth. Love all of God’s creation, both the whole of it and every grain of sand. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love animals, love plants, love each thing. If you love each thing, you will perceive the mystery of God in things. Once you have perceived it, you will begin tirelessly to perceive more and more of it every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an entire, universal love…
 – from a homily of Elder Zosima in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov

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