Article March 13, 2006 Issue

Looking FOR LOVE

BY SARA HOAGLAND HUNTER

FOR MOST OF US, the quest to love and be loved is one of life's prime motivating factors. This is natural since we are literally made of love by divine Love. Until we glimpse the unfathomable depth of God's love for exactly who we are right here, right now, forever, we seem to be on a journey to feel worthy. What speeds the trip?

Picture yourself at the edge of a forest with several paths to choose from. An aerial view would help. So would a map or the advice of a loving stranger who'd already hiked those paths. The same is true in our quest for love. An elevated view shows us the way. Obedience is the shortcut.

An elevated view of love can only be obtained by elevating thought. This kind of mental, spiritual progress can't be achieved physically. It's achieved through prayer and through healing—often as we seek relief from the emptiness and pain of looking for love in "all the wrong places." I've seen two examples of this, one Biblical and one from my own experience.