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Vol. 9, The Unity of Religious Ideals
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Prayer
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4. Calling the Beloved
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Vol. 9, The Unity of Religious Ideals
Prayer
4. Calling the Beloved
The fourth aspect of prayer is the call of the lover to the beloved. No doubt this is a higher form; and to be able to pray in this manner man must rise above the ordinary level of life. As it is difficult for a human being to love man, whom he sees, so it is more difficult to love God, whom one has never seen. Loving one's fellow man, yes; but not everyone is capable of loving the Formless, the God-Ideal, and to evolve by the lesson of love. For in this love there is no disappointment, and only the Love of God can fulfill the desire of the human soul, and all other forms of love are only as steps that lead to the Love of God.
But who can explain the Love of God to one who has never felt it? Because God is the perfect ideal, His Love is the perfect Love. There is the love of the mate, of parents, of friends, of children, but in the Love of God all is found combined. Therefore its joy is perfect. The Love of God is living and everlasting and the Love of the true Beloved.
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