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“The first act of love is always the giving of attention.”
– Dallas Willard
He was writing about our love for the Lord, in his book,
The Spirit of the Disciplines.
But it is a broadly applicable truth.
- Have trouble with love-relationships in life? This may be part of the problem.
- Your spiritual life is bumpy and weak? This may be part of the problem.
- No time to attend to God? That leads to spiritual emptiness – at best.
- School – or work – not going well? Is attentiveness an issue?
- St Paul wrote, “Love is patient, love is kind …” There is a connection there. 🙂
“The first act of love is always the giving of attention.”
– Dallas Willard