INTRODUCTION Many people believe that Saints, Sages or Prophets of God have been with us since the beginning of time. This is stated explicitly in some of the world's scriptures. I believe this as well and have read over time several texts, each of which is considered by some number of people to be scriptural in nature. Each religion grew out of the teachings of one of these personages. On the other hand, the writings of many of them did not spawn a religion. Love Letters is a collection of quotes from scripture that I have enjoyed reading. I don't claim to actually understand the true meaning of any such quote, but try to read without judgment in the hope that the message will have a positive affect on my behavior in my striving to become a better human being. Many letters appear to be an attempt to convey to us mortals some- thing which cannot accurately be expressed using human language. And some of them seem to be very clear advice as to how we ought to conduct ourselves in this world. A particularly interesting aspect of this project is when items from different traditions seem to convey the exact same message. The key word here is "seem", because I can't claim to know for sure what a given writing means. I do, as you might expect, have my not-so- humble-pinion. :-) The bulk of these writings has been handed down over many years, translated, retranslated and, in some cases, "corrected" by the clergy. The best we can do is to get as close to the source as possible. Of course, the notion that at least one of these personages is always with us implies the existence of one or more of them today, who might even write in our native tongue. This note is my attempt to show you where my head is at with respect to this list. I plan to issue one or two items from my growing collection each week. I pray that subscribers might enjoy the readings, and that nothing I might offer herein will cause any offense to the readers.
Go Jolly!
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