| BkIII:10.IV.1 | To serve God is to serve truth and love. Service it is not about the mind or heart, or even memory. It is about allowing everything you are to be used for God's purpose. That is what is meant by “let yourself be loved,” or that you were “created to be loved.” The essential quality of receiving your self is something you must accept. You were not created to give; you were created to receive God. Receiving it, you in turn give, not because of what you do, but because of what God is. You will accept this when you understand that the purpose of Creator and created are identical. This is true surrender. Surrendering to truth is the final step on the spiritual path. This surrender is what the Lenten journey is about. Surrendering to love is what will finally make you able to free your mind, your heart, your memory, and your will from all restrictions. |