Genesis 1:27 (NIV)
So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
In God's gaze, I come alive.
Richard Rohr, from The Universal Christ
\"When we learn to love anyone or anything,
it is because they have somehow,
if just for a moment,
mirrored us truthfully yet compassionately to ourselves.
And we grab on to it! Why wouldn't we?
In this resonance, we literally 'come to life.'
But have no doubt, it is an allowing from our side.
And such pure, unfiltered Presence
is accessed only by presence in return.
Nothing more is needed.\"
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