LOVE MUST HAVE A BODY
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Preface
We will explore 20 “Why” Statements in the Chapters that follow. Each Chapter holds a “story” within a “larger Story”. This book will be a continual reminder that we are here for a purpose. In that place of influence, are opportunities to experience Faith, Hope and Love; but the greatest of these is Love.
Chapter Eight
Why Love From a Distance Didn’t Work
Bette Midler sings a Song; “God is watching you from a distance.” We are familiar with what “love from a distance” looks like. A disaster happens some place and we as concerning people give money to buy things to help from a sense of care and compassion. The disaster doesn’t really affect our lives directly or cause us personal pain. Why? “Compassion from a distance” isn’t really what you could call love in its purest form. We aren’t in the trenches where the pain is. We aren’t acquainted with the human trauma and misery “up close and personal”. Only those who are on the front line actually feel the “pain” of others, the suffering, the agony, the bewilderment, the confusion, the struggle to survive. In the trenches is where it becomes personal, a part of you; where your soul is joined to it and your heart aches right alongside with others.
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About the Book
This is a book you will want to revisit time and time again. Why? Each time you read and meditate on what this work reveals about the subject, its revelations will pull you into new statures of faith. You will discover new thresholds of awareness and assurance of God’s Love, what Love is, and how that same Love is reflected in daily life.
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“My dear friend, you have succeeded in writing a fabulous Book. If someone would have offered me this book 30 years ago, I would have been far beyond where I am now in my communication with God. Love it.” “I’m amazed at the timeless thoughtfulness each moment placed into words you’ve used to share this with others. That’s beauty of the talent you possess. It was the renewing of that story point that takes me & others to deeper relationships & experiences with God.” “I just finished reading the manuscript. I could not stop reading it” “An Amazing and impactful Read! Filled with provocative truths. I found myself drawn to deeper spiritual meditation with each reading.”
— Mark San Agustin
— Nafeseh Ph,D
— Dr. Timothy Freeman FP
About the Author
T. L. Harper is one of five siblings, with two adult children (Rohman and Alayna). He also has a diverse background that lends itself to the depth of thinking this work presents. T. L. Harper is well traveled internationally and has an eclectic list of accomplishments including dozens of published gospel songs for over 40 years, a Dove Award Song of the Year nomination, nationally distributed recordings and Degrees in Theology and Music. His life experiences makes him uniquely qualified to present material that fosters thought provoking meditation and contemplation of the world around us and our place in it. You, the Reader will enjoy the hidden insights T. L. Harper reveals within the story lines that follow.