Life is a hard road to travel, but to walk that journey alone would make it much worse than the trip demands. Jesus commanded us to love God because He is always with us, and to love our neighbors as ourselves because we need them too. Love cannot thrive in a condition of alone. We were created to be with God and with each other in a loving relationship. Alone is a bad choice for us.
Of course to escape the presence of an omnipresent God is more than a little difficult, but some try to find that place. We may separate from our neighbors for a bit to grow closer to God in prayer. To be constantly in prayer, as Paul told us to be, is to be less alone as we acknowledge God more and more. As our desire for God's constant companionship grows, so does our love for our neighbors and that least lovable of people: the self. After all, if God loves me and I don't love me, then I stand against God's will and that is a lonely condition indeed!
Follow the Lord in love,Bucky
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