Many years ago, I was on a flight leaving the island of Kauai in Hawaii. At some point I was literally transported from the consciousness of this world and ushered into the realm of another dimension. That dimension was the presence of God. I have no recollection when on that flight the event occurred. I was simply transferred from one reality to another, and I witnessed things I didn’t believe existed.
I think it’s best to realize that when we talk about love, we are dealing with a mystery so big, it transcends language. We won’t be able to put love in a box. The reason for this is that God is love. God doesn’t have love; He is love. I have discovered for myself that no real love exists apart from Him and His goodness. From a human perspective, we have tossed the word love around to a point where it has very little meaning. The love that I am writing about transcends death in such a way that it becomes the resurrection. This love swallows up death. The love I am writing about is the very Spirit of God, which can reside in us. There is no fear in love.
I was a bit disoriented, and the world looked very different to me. For years, I had wrestled with the god of religion, and I was angry with that god. I not only questioned the goodness of god, but couldn’t count the times I’d railed against that god. After this experience, I clearly knew I didn’t have a clue Who God was. Once you have been in the presence of God, you will never again question His loving goodness or majesty. I wanted to know more about this Being into Whose presence I had been ushered. But where does one start? Where was I to go?
