What language does God speak?

There is a legend of an African boy called Emmanuel, who was always asking questions. One day he asked the question, “What language does God speak?” No one could answer him. He traveled all over the country to find an answer but did not get a satisfactory answer. Eventually, he set out for distant lands to find the answer. For a long time, he had no success. At last, he came one night to a village called Bethlehem and as there was no room in the local inn, he went outside the village in search of a shelter for the night. He came to a cave and found that it too was occupied by a couple and a child. He was about to turn away when the young mother spoke, “Welcome Emmanuel, we’ve been waiting for you.” The boy was amazed that the woman knew his name. He was even more amazed when she went on to say, “For a long time, you have been searching the world over to find out what language God speaks. Well, now the journey is over. Tonight, you can see with your own eyes, what language God speaks. He speaks the language of love, that is expressed in sharing, understanding, mercy and total acceptance.

Being Human

I came across an interesting quote from Rabbi Abraham Heschel recently about the difference between being human and being a human being. He said: " The body is not a prison but an opportunity. We must distinguish between being human and human beings. We are born human beings. What we must acquire is being human. Being human is the essential - the decisive achievement of a human being."

Being Accepted:
"I must know that I am accepted at my worst. God shows me to myself as worse than I had ever conceived - a crucifier of the sinless one - in order to leave in me no possible room for doubt - that is to say no possible further experience of evil that might create doubt - that he loves me and accepts me." - English theologian, Sabastian Moore, The Crucified Jesus is no Stranger

Faith

"There are times when you choose to believe something that would normally be considered absolutely irrational. t doesn't mean that it is actually irrational, but it surely is not rational. Perhaps there is suprarationality: reason beyond the normal definitions of fact or data-based logic; something that only makes sense if you can see a bigger picture of reality. Maybe that is where faith fits in." - The Shack, by Wm Paul Young