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Love is the first and foremost call of every Christian, a call to share in God's unfailing love for this fallen world, but what exactly do we mean by love?
God's love is far from the world's counterfeit ideas of love. God's love seems scandalous with its call to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us. It is a love that is not of this world, a love which is far wider, longer, deeper and higher than we can imagine, a love which surpasses all knowledge. (Ephesians 3)
There is an enemy, who has many names, the Father of Lies, the Prince of this World, Satan, the Evil one, who will use everything and anything to stop us walking along the narrow way of love. If, however, we are serious in our desire to follow Christ then travel this way we must. Love, mercy and forgiveness are not optional extras in the Christian life, they are the very essence of it.
Anger, violence, hatred and a desire for revenge on enemies destroy thousands and thousands of lives every day. Some are physically destroyed or scarred, others mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Anger, hatred and revenge do not bring healing to our troubled world or individuals, they just beget more hatred and violence.
Contents
Love; The Rule of Love; Part One The Narrow Way; The Narrow Way; Introduction; An Autobiography; At Four - An Eternal Moment; Truth
A Father's Death (Adoptive Father); A Welcome Parting (Adoptive Mother's Death) Stolen Inheritance (Stepfather); Three Months in Summer Long Ago; The Widow; Condemnation; A Man I Once Knew; Second Time Around; Death and Life; Who Am I?; Star of Abraham; Part Two - The Hippo's Tale; Waves of Mercy; Murder in the Parlour of the Mind; Take My Face; Bluebells in Winter; The Hours; Matins; Sext; Vespers; Compline; O Awesome Mystery
Ephesians 3.14 -end Prayer for Ephesians
