You know how some days you just can't imagine how God has the patience to deal with human failure to obey and be happy? It's usually when I'm tired and feeling old and otherwise not living up to my goals, but daily headlines do not help! Pretty much every religious cosmology starts with how God loves us, so I went looking for some reassurance within the Bahá'í teachings.

Here's some of what I found, in the latest article from the Baha'i site at BellaOnline.com.

How Can God Love Us ?
Is the concept of God only a time-honored tool of crowd management--part whip and part sop for our consciences? And if not, why is God so patient with human flaws and disobedience?

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art302266.asp

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