RELATIONSHIP July 17, 2006 Issue

LOVE KNOWS NO BREAKS

DAWN WOHLFARTH ARTEAGA

GOD IS LOVE. I learned this truth when I was a young girl, and lean on it still. But when you feel heartbroken, unloved, unworthy, where is that Love? Suddenly this simple phrase can often be very hard to comprehend.

Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21). I take that to mean that God's love for us all—His care, provision, protection, and inclusiveness—is complete and within us now. And if God's love is within, it can't be broken or taken away. There's nothing I can possibly say or do to lose it. It is mine because I am God's beloved child, and Her Love for me is eternal.

Knowing this, it was natural for me to turn to my Father-Mother God when a longtime relationship—one I'd thought would last forever—ended. I missed my boyfriend, the talks we had, and the way he made me feel as a person. And I couldn't stop crying. Rationally, I knew it wasn't right for us to be together, but that didn't stop the hurt.

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