Article April 26, 1975 Issue

Truly Loving God

DAVID M. LUBIN

When two people are in love, they think about each other a great deal. Each one sees things and values them partly in terms of their effect on the other. For example, a man wonders, "Will this piece of news make her happy?" Or he tells himself, "She's going to feel good when she finds out I got the job!" Praise for her is frequent and he is ceaselessly discovering new characteristics to appreciate and admire.

There are many people who claim to love God. However, when you ask them about their love, some of them will reply by making statements such as, "I love God because He heals me" or "I love God because of what He has given me" or "I love God because it's my duty to do so; we were created for that purpose." Replies such as these often indicate a love that originates more in the head than in the heart.

How different to love God with all one's heart! People who do, love Him so much they can't stop thinking of Him. They don't have to speak about Him for you to recognize their love—you can see it in the glow of their faces and the ardor of their eyes, and hear it in the vibrancy of their voices. And when they do speak of their love, they say, "I love God because He's beautiful, pure, just—because He's completely wonderful!" They deeply love divine goodness not because of how much of it they're currently experiencing in their own lives, but simply because they prize it above all else. A person who truly loves God, supreme goodness, loves Him more than himself or anyone else.

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