“Thou who hast first loved us, O God, alas! We speak of it in terms of history as if Thou hast only loved us first but a single time, rather than that without ceasing. Thou hast loved us first many times and everyday and our whole life through. When we wake up in the morning and turn our soul toward Thee – Thou art the first – Thou hast loved us first; if I rise at dawn and at the same second turn my soul toward Thee in prayer, Thou art there ahead of me, Thou hast loved me first. When I withdraw from the distractions of the day and turn my soul in thought toward Thee, Thou art the first and thus forever. And yet we always speak ungratefully as if Thou hast loved us first only once.” Soren Kierkegaard, from The Prayers of Kierkegaard
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
On the Mountain….
“Thou who hast first loved us, O God, alas! We speak of it in terms of history as if Thou hast only loved us first but a single time, rather than that without ceasing. Thou hast loved us first many times and everyday and our whole life through. When we wake up in the morning and turn our soul toward Thee – Thou art the first – Thou hast loved us first; if I rise at dawn and at the same second turn my soul toward Thee in prayer, Thou art there ahead of me, Thou hast loved me first. When I withdraw from the distractions of the day and turn my soul in thought toward Thee, Thou art the first and thus forever. And yet we always speak ungratefully as if Thou hast loved us first only once.” Soren Kierkegaard, from The Prayers of Kierkegaard
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