This talk by Rabbi Friedman is the best explanation of the spirit vs the soul, or the Source or, where we come from and where we’re going back. Do you think ‘afterlife’ is the best term? Or, are we just ‘Incarnated’ for a short time?
“God loves you.” This is what everyone who walks into a church should hear first, and hear often.
It might something other businesses and organizations could adopt, too. Why not?
To mirror Christ consciousness back to someone new to Church, I’d say remove the “I” and the “You” and the “Everyone” and make it about the Divine Love that doesn’t depend on personal opinion or situational factors.
“You’re doing okay.” This was good, too. I knew what this meant. The two times I heard this, from different Catholics, I felt the friendliness and camaraderie in it.
“Jesus loves you.” Now I know what this means. Does it still resonate with people who don’t speak Christian as their native tongue? Not sure.
Beloved, you are welcome here. God loves you.
Let yourself be loved. Let yourself be seen. There is nothing ‘God’ doesn’t know.
God, forever and ever…
This image above reminds of Metta Bhavana. “May you (all) be well, be happy, find peace and true liberation.”
“I have engraved you on the palm of my hand.” Isaiah 49:16
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