NEVER SATISFIED
At a retreat house called “Dayspring,” when a retreat has ended the participants follow a custom of making their own bed and leaving a note for the next occupant of the room. Usually the note contains a little prayer or some word of encouragement. One retreatant found the following note under his pillow when he arrived: Observations of a skeptic. I don’t want to be told that God loves me or that Jesus loves me. I want to feel that the people who call themselves Christian love me. Then perhaps I can realize the love of God and the love of Christ. I don’t want to be told about the love of God and then find eyes averted when I look straight at a Christian. I want to see God’s love in eyes that are unafraid to look into mine, eyes that shine from a soul that is sincere. I want to experience God’s love through a smile that says, “I love…
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