#allcreation

Love all creation, and you will feel heaven on earth.

Anthony Douglas Williams

Today's Meditation:

How difficult is it for us to love all of creation? It does not seem that difficult to me, though, perhaps a bit absurd if I were to imagine loving things such as the sand on the beach or the grass in my yard. Perhaps the key here is looking beyond the things themselves and seeing the purpose they fill and processes they have gone through to become what they are. If we are able to do this, their purpose in this world and in our lives becomes apparent as we allow ourselves to see them and to love them for just what they are.

Sand, for instance, is something most of us generally do not take the time to appreciate. But it is important for filtering water in soil. Its purpose is life-maintaining for many plants and trees which are relied upon for oxygen, shelter, building, and nourishment from all different sorts of life on Earth. When we are able to add gratitude in our life for the plethora of things in which we have purpose to give thanks, we allow ourselves to experience a little bit of Heaven here on Earth.

I have been looking for ways to increase my happiness in life while I am here, and Anthony adds another simple way to do so--loving all creation. And if I am able to see the Divine in all things, I open my eyes and mind to the love and the power of God reflected through all things in the universe.

Today's Challenge: Reflect upon the beauty of the multitude of things within your life.

Questions to consider:

What is the benefit of perceiving the Divine in all things?

What are some things you feel love for? What necessary purposes do they provide in your life?

What are some things you could do a better job showing love towards?

For further thought:

If religion commands universal charity, to love our neighbors as ourselves, to forgive and pray for all our enemies without any reserve; it is because all degrees of love are degrees of happiness, that strengthen and support the Divine life of the soul, and are as necessary to its health and happiness, as proper food is necessary to the health and happiness of the body.