Jesus was born to display favor on all humanity. Mary was told she found favor with God. We have worshipped her as if she was somehow God's favorite. People and religious groups want to be "the favorite". In relationship people want to be the best friend, mom's favorite etc.
However God has no favorites. Love favors all but has no favorites.
Conveying favor on all is different than selecting favorites.
If I favor one of my children in one moment in some particular way it does not mean they are my favorite.
Being the favorite feeds the ego and the pride of heart. Conveying favor and receiving favor feeds the sense of love in the heart and the capacity to be loving form the heart.
Favor is not favorite.
About Me
- Don Paine
- I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.
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