6/4/19 Tuesday My name is Pete Wehle and I am a Heart Transplant Survivor. Since my transplant, I have developed an incredible craving for chocolate and I have been writing a great deal. (Here is one of my composition,) Love and Compassion and Gratitude, Pete Wehle LOVE IS SOMETHING YOU ARE

I have heard the phrase that, “God is Love and Love is God.” It seems as though, as human beings, that we are constantly searching for the best me or us. We mistakenly believe in our human minds, that if we accomplish something great we will be loved even more than before God created us. How wrong this thinking can be and can lead us down a road traveled quite often.

I recently read a description by Fr. Richard Rohr who wrote, “God’s love does not diminish over time and is the same when we were born and when we die. And that we, as individuals, cannot claim anymore love for us by God regardless of our petty thinking and how many times we sit our butts in a pew; going to church every Sunday will not increase our prayer line to the Almighty.

He goes on to say, paraphrasing again, that accepting and trusting God’s unconditional love for us is never ending and is in an eternal Divine Dance of the Holy Spirit; meaning to me, that our souls are eternal as well and that we should love ourselves. Did not the famous 60s band, “The Beatles,” sing that “All You Need Is “Love?”

If we finally realize our own divinity then we are filled with the Holy Spirit. Now, what we do with our newfound love is entirely up to us. We can trust it and know that God truly loves us for who we are and not for some false identity. We were created, after all, in the image of God!