Can love arise out of freedom?

"Imagine God in Heaven surrounded by the choirs of adoring angels singing hosannahs unendingly..."If I create a perfect world, I know how it will turn out. In its absolute perfection, it will revolve like a perfect machine, never deviating from My absolute will." Since God's imagination is perfect, there is no need for Him to create such a universe: it is enough for Him to imagine it to see it in all its details. Such a universe would not be very interesting to man or God, so we can assume that the Dvinity continued His meditations. "But what if i create a universe that is free, free even of me? What if I veil My Divinity so that the creatures are free to pursue their individual lives withotu being overwhelmed by My overpowering Presence? Will the creatures love Me? Can i be loved by creatures whom I have not programmed to adore me forever? Can love arise out of freedom? My angels love me unceasingly, but they can see Me at all times. What if I create beings in My own image as a Creator, beings whoa re free? But if I introduce freedom into this universe, I take the risk of introducing Evil into it as well, for if they are free, then they are free to deviate from My will. Hmmm. But what if I continue to interact with this dynamic universe, what if I and the creatures become the creators together of a great cosmic play? What if out of every occasion of evil, I respond with an unimaginable good, a good that overwhelms evil by springing out of the very attempts of evil to deny the Good? Will these new creatures of freedom then love Me, will they join with Me in creating Good out of Evil, novelty out of freedom? What if I join with them in the world of limitation and form, the world of suffering and evil? Ahh, in a truly free universe, even I do not know how it will turn out. Do even I dare to take that risk for love?"

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William I. Thompson "The Time Falling BOdies Take to Light"

Friends.

Lately i've been realizing how much i truly love my friends. It's not that deal where it's just "love you, meant it!" It's real, i would do anything to help you, keep you safe, make you laugh, keep you close, type love.

I think one of the hardest things i had to deal with in 2009 was coming to terms that i was loosing some very, very close friends. Regardless if it was because of false rumors, unneeded drama, or feelings that needed to be talked about but weren't, it hurts. It hurts to see people you love go on with their life without you, not even giving a second thought to catching up or keeping you in the know. It hard to watch a friend move on because a boy got in the way of how things were. Or to grow apart from a best friend, for reason you don't even understand.

I know one thing, looking back on friendships and the good laughs shared, i thank God that we got to walk through life together, even if it was a short time.

On the other end, one thing i LOVE is best friends that are amazing. My best friend since 8th grade is the bomb.com and i don't know how to say it otherwise. Although she's in Clemson things are still solid and i think we're still learning stuff about eachother, which is weird since i'm not sure there is much left to learn. And growing closer to people you've known for a while, what a blessing. All around, i'm so thankful God has blessed me with some amazing people in my life, whether it was a short but sweet friendship or an on going one, i treasure each one.

Moving on, i'd like to express how excited i am for 2010. I don't know why, i've never really been excited for a new year so this is a weird feeling. But needless to say i'm pumped for whatever it has in store.