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My Love Is Great

I Desire The Good of All
My many flaws will not prevent me from helping others—for I desire to do good, and I desire the good of all; and I clearly desire to truly desire to be good.
And my heart is filled with the holy fire of the friendship of the sweetness of the love of Israel and of the entire world, to raise everything to the Source of goodness.
And this desire is a holy desire. And I must acknowledge its holiness.
I Love Others
I love others. By no means will I change my inner measure. I find merit in all and the side of good, literally in all, and the light of Hashem appears on everything, and His compassion rests upon all His deeds.
Those Fallen Souls
Those fallen souls who have a connection with me make me stronger. I feel sorry for them, I desire their rectification, their good, their light and their salvation, and they, in the depth of their depression, feel life and their soul return.
They thirst for the light of God and His goodness. They rejoice because there is someone who tells that they are good, someone who speaks on their behalf.
And I know how very, very deeply the fire of God burns in the hearts of these fallen people, a wind blows from the heights, how much in the core of their souls they want to go on a path of light, on a path that is straight and good.
I am certain that in the end, God will help them, God=s light and goodness will shine on them. Their repentance will be powerful, they will come close to God with an overwhelming love.
And the light of justice and rightness that shines in their core will become the flame of great lights, and Athe nation that has walked in darkness shall see great light, a brightness will shine upon those who have dwelled in the land in the deathly shadow.@
Great Is My Love For All Created Beings
Great is my love for all created beings, for all creation. Heaven forbid that I should put into my heart even a small splinter of hostility, of hatred toward others. I feel within my entire being my great love for all creatures—in particular for human beings and in more elevated measure for the children of Israel, and a number of degrees of holiness [higher] for those who fear Hashem, who keep the Torah and mitzvah—and that much more for those wise in learning.
I do not desire the denigration of the honor of any human being. I want everyone to rise, everyone to gain honor, be elevated and glorified. I must recognize my inner will, the point of the desire of my soul, so that I may know how to direct my path, ever upward.
I Love All
I love all;
I cannot but love all:
All the nations.
From my very depth, I want the glory of all,
The perfection of all.
My love to Israel burns more greatly
And is deeper,
But this inner desire spreads out in the force of its love
To all.
I have no need at all to force this feeling of love--
It wells directly from the holy depth of Wisdom
Of the Godly soul.
To Love All
How much does [my] heart sigh to love all: all creatures, all beings, all of creation, all the multitude of the things of the Maker of everything, the roots of things, life, power, the rising glory, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, beauty, eternity and beauty, the fundament and the monarchy.
How precious are Your friends, God, and how much does my heart desire to love all souls, and the beauty of the good things and finished things within them.
How pleasant and sweet are the refined spirits of those of uplifted heart, of those profound thinkers, of those with holy yearning, of those who grasp the Torah, mighty in faith, heroes of the spirit, those who create expression and poetry, those who dedicate the holy, those who beautify life and the world, how mighty are these leaders.
How beloved are the pious of the world, [whose] minds [are] filled with the emanation and beauty of holiness. How have I loved all of them together; how strong is my affection for each one of them. How glad am I for their goodness, for their honor, for their tranquility, for the delight and comfort that they find in their lives.
What is greater for me than to take part, aid, work and be active to increase the light of life, to broaden the settings [in which they are set] so that the loveliness and glory will be seen, the divine radiance of the pleasantness of love, of eternal love—which entwines its many branches, rises beyond all being and spreads out over all creation, brings into sharp relief the beloved faces, increases the knowledge, sharpens the feeling, strengthens life, strengthens the refinement and enflames the strength, fills all the breadths of the soul with a supernal might, with the might of God, with the energy of truth and light.
My many flaws will not prevent me from helping others—for I desire to do good, and I desire the good of all; and I clearly desire to truly desire to be good.
And my heart is filled with the holy fire of the friendship of the sweetness of the love of Israel and of the entire world, to raise everything to the Source of goodness.
And this desire is a holy desire. And I must acknowledge its holiness.
I Love Others
I love others. By no means will I change my inner measure. I find merit in all and the side of good, literally in all, and the light of Hashem appears on everything, and His compassion rests upon all His deeds.
Those Fallen Souls
Those fallen souls who have a connection with me make me stronger. I feel sorry for them, I desire their rectification, their good, their light and their salvation, and they, in the depth of their depression, feel life and their soul return.
They thirst for the light of God and His goodness. They rejoice because there is someone who tells that they are good, someone who speaks on their behalf.
And I know how very, very deeply the fire of God burns in the hearts of these fallen people, a wind blows from the heights, how much in the core of their souls they want to go on a path of light, on a path that is straight and good.
I am certain that in the end, God will help them, God=s light and goodness will shine on them. Their repentance will be powerful, they will come close to God with an overwhelming love.
And the light of justice and rightness that shines in their core will become the flame of great lights, and Athe nation that has walked in darkness shall see great light, a brightness will shine upon those who have dwelled in the land in the deathly shadow.@
Great Is My Love For All Created Beings
Great is my love for all created beings, for all creation. Heaven forbid that I should put into my heart even a small splinter of hostility, of hatred toward others. I feel within my entire being my great love for all creatures—in particular for human beings and in more elevated measure for the children of Israel, and a number of degrees of holiness [higher] for those who fear Hashem, who keep the Torah and mitzvah—and that much more for those wise in learning.
I do not desire the denigration of the honor of any human being. I want everyone to rise, everyone to gain honor, be elevated and glorified. I must recognize my inner will, the point of the desire of my soul, so that I may know how to direct my path, ever upward.
I Love All
I love all;
I cannot but love all:
All the nations.
From my very depth, I want the glory of all,
The perfection of all.
My love to Israel burns more greatly
And is deeper,
But this inner desire spreads out in the force of its love
To all.
I have no need at all to force this feeling of love--
It wells directly from the holy depth of Wisdom
Of the Godly soul.
To Love All
How much does [my] heart sigh to love all: all creatures, all beings, all of creation, all the multitude of the things of the Maker of everything, the roots of things, life, power, the rising glory, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, beauty, eternity and beauty, the fundament and the monarchy.
How precious are Your friends, God, and how much does my heart desire to love all souls, and the beauty of the good things and finished things within them.
How pleasant and sweet are the refined spirits of those of uplifted heart, of those profound thinkers, of those with holy yearning, of those who grasp the Torah, mighty in faith, heroes of the spirit, those who create expression and poetry, those who dedicate the holy, those who beautify life and the world, how mighty are these leaders.
How beloved are the pious of the world, [whose] minds [are] filled with the emanation and beauty of holiness. How have I loved all of them together; how strong is my affection for each one of them. How glad am I for their goodness, for their honor, for their tranquility, for the delight and comfort that they find in their lives.
What is greater for me than to take part, aid, work and be active to increase the light of life, to broaden the settings [in which they are set] so that the loveliness and glory will be seen, the divine radiance of the pleasantness of love, of eternal love—which entwines its many branches, rises beyond all being and spreads out over all creation, brings into sharp relief the beloved faces, increases the knowledge, sharpens the feeling, strengthens life, strengthens the refinement and enflames the strength, fills all the breadths of the soul with a supernal might, with the might of God, with the energy of truth and light.