"When you say, 'I love you,' you give the other power over you. You give the other power to destroy you and the power to create you. Jesus spoke those words to his creation and we took him at his word." (R. Rohr "Radical Grace" p. 139)
Three very powerful words, I love you. Words we hopefully hear from our parents. Words we start testing out as teenagers when we begin to explore relationships. And words we hopefully say and hear regularly in our deepest relationships with life-long partners.
It is because those words are so powerful that when they are betrayed it is so devastating. It is also true than when the feeling is truly mutual it can be the most life giving of all.
In a certain way God through the gift of free will has given us power over him. While we can't destroy God, we can choose to not love God. We also are invited to be continuing co-creators with God by accepting that love.
Perhaps that's why the greatest commandment of all is to love.
Blessings,
Ed
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