“Love heals. Heals and liberates. I use the word love, not meaning sentimentality, but a condition so strong that it may be that which holds the stars in their heavenly positions and that which causes the blood to flow orderly in our veins¨.
- Maya Angelou - Mom & Me & Mom
Today, we have been married 17 years. It has definitely NOT been the easiest adventure I've ever been on. Learning to love unconditionally, the kind of love that heals and casts out fear, is not natural. Marriage, for me, has been a journey of letting the Source of perfect Love undo and remake me, heal me, fill me, pour through me, and even give me courage to stand my ground to fight for the kind of supernatural Love and connection that I know we are created to experience and share with fellow human beings. We are created for divine intimacy. Yes, a divine intimacy that can, and dare I say, should be experienced through human relationship. (I'm not just talking about marriage, for all my single friends out there.)
And maybe this is the reason God didn't allow me to become a hermit in the hills. There is something wonderful and unique about the mystical experiences of Divine Love when I'm all alone. But the things I'm learning about Divine Love flowing through one human to another through our Emotionally Focused Therapy is phenomenally healing and powerful. The phrase, ¨Perfect Love casts out fear,¨ is becoming more and more real. Here's to the adventure of learning divine intimacy and connection over the next 17 years, Heath Allen Locke. Maybe we'll hit bliss yet!. ;)
And maybe this is the reason God didn't allow me to become a hermit in the hills. There is something wonderful and unique about the mystical experiences of Divine Love when I'm all alone. But the things I'm learning about Divine Love flowing through one human to another through our Emotionally Focused Therapy is phenomenally healing and powerful. The phrase, ¨Perfect Love casts out fear,¨ is becoming more and more real. Here's to the adventure of learning divine intimacy and connection over the next 17 years, Heath Allen Locke. Maybe we'll hit bliss yet!. ;)
If I ever do hit bliss I want it to be with you. I love you and I can't wait for what we are heading into.
ReplyDeleteLove you and I am thankful for all the hard emotional work you have put in the last 17 years. Thank you so much.