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From the Tenets for Spiritual Living ~~ Ministry of Common Sense Spirituality
Quotes From Orders of Angels by Rev. Norbert
Tenets are principles held as truth by a person, a group or organization. We will be exploring the Tenets of the Ministry of Common Sense Spirituality created by Rev. Norbert in 1999 which spiritual truths we offer to all beings as meditation tools and as seeds for contemplation. Weekly, we will take one of the Tenets to ruminate upon, digest its spiritual meaning and review how to apply it to our lives in the now. Please join us weekly on the United Ministers Blog.
Tenet No. One – Care for others as much as you want to be cared for.
From the time when we were born, we have been cared for by others. First, the nurses, or mid-wives who attended our birth, hold and cuddle us before we are handed over to our mothers, who cuddle and coo at us in loving amazement. We come into the world being well taken care of and .. it is a good feeling, one that is intended to carry forward through out our lives.
Sometimes, as we grow, life impacts us in ways that may alter our ability to recognize that others need care, as well ~~ not just us ~~ we are not isolated islands once the umbilical cord severs our dependence upon our mothers. We still have a dependence upon others for basic human needs.
It is a 50/50 proposition ~~ a ‘quid pro quo’, if you will, to return the emotions that are given to us. The kindness, the courtesies, the love we expect to be given to ourselves, is also expected to be returned in kind . You may have often heard that you get out of life what you put into it, and from the smaller view point this is correct. From the higher perspective, this ‘quid pro quo’ mentality registers 100 fold, meaning that what we give out as one heart is returned to us from many, many hearts.
This give and take activity has been said to make the world go round and in a figurative way, indeed it does. Caring for others in the manner in which we wish to be cared for exemplifies the very basis of unconditional love because it reflects the love we feel for ourselves back out into the world. And, loving ourselves is tantamount to loving others.
Many blessings to all in Love, Light and Sound …
Rev. Norbert
Rev. Bee
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