God Is (5)

GOD IS LOVE

“God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them"

THE VULNRABILITY OF LOVE

To stand with ones arm wide open leaves the heart vulnerable. To stand with ones arms wide open is to place oneself in a defenceless position – almost as if inviting pain. Yet we cannot fully love unless our arms are open and our is heart vulnerable. There can be no true love without – at some point – pain. Is God vulnerable in this way? If to love includes vulnerability we must conclude that he is. The heart of God must be one which can experience a level of pain we can know little or nothing about. The heart of God which feels the weight, misery and tragedy of the world he loves is beyond our comprehension. Yet he continues to love. We are called to follow him through our pain, disappointment, and failure – and to love - despite it all.