SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

Agape Love

 

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.

Proverbs 15:17

A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate

Proverbs 17:9

Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Song of Solomon 8:7

Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8a and 13

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails....And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins

1 John 4:8

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

　

　

　

　

HEAVENS LETTER #2177

God said:

From beauty comes beauty. From beautiful thoughts come beautiful thoughts. Beauty is conceived, and then more beauty is received. What you look at is given to you. What you give is returned. You set your own stage, and then the props naturally follow. Sooner or later, this is the case, beloveds.

I understand that you can give a kindness, and it may not be returned to you right then. You may even get a slap. This is one of the hardships in life, that beauty, kindness, and generosity are not always recognized at the outset by those to whom they are given. Never mind. I have noticed, and you have noticed, and the universe has noted.

Of course, you know by now to give because it is in your heart to give and not for any reward, not even for a courteous thank you. The act of giving is a great reward you give to yourself. You see a need and fill it. What more can you ask of life, beloved?

How fortunate you are to be blessed with the capacity to give. Use this talent. It is God-given. All I give is given through you or one of your brothers or sisters. No matter what hand hands you a gift, the gift is from Me to you. And when it is your hand that gives, it is also a gift from Me that you are entitled to give.

Your paycheck comes with your employer’s signature, but know Who gives you the check. And when you are the employer, know I gave you the pen so you may sign checks on My account. I have signers all over the world. Everyone is in My employ. There is not one of you who is not. Whether you know it or not, whether you acknowledge it or not, I signed you on long ago. You are conscripted into My service. You might as well comply.

Whether you are the waiter or the diner, you work for Me. Both roles are important. I do not make one more important than the other. In the eyes of the world, well, that is another story.

The silliness in the world is well-known. And all that silliness comes from the distinctions that are made. Just to think of all the sorting out that is done in the world is enough to make you dizzy.

Which color of the rainbow is more beautiful than another? Who would make an argument about which color is holier? Who would make a war over it? Yet wars are made.

Remind yourself that all on Earth are equal in their meaning to Me. Whatever clothes they wear makes no impression on Me let alone any difference. Let them wear crowns or be shoeless, their value is the same to Me. I see to the heart of the matter. I do not get tied up in distinctions.

The love I AM knows not distinctions. You have My same capacity. The way it is, however, if love were a flashlight, you would turn it on and off depending on what you saw. You would try to save the battery and not waste it, but then, you would be wasting love. If love is a light, then you are simply to shine it. No questions asked. No form to fill out.

If you are to bless the world, then you are to bless it. Not just some parts of the world. The world. Bless the valleys and the mountains. Do not be particular. You have been led to believe that particular is good. Universal is better.