How do you convey your love?

making someone feel what one wants to convey

communicating the intuitively affective-cognitive way

___ because it is not rationally calculated

___because feeling (dama) intimately combines feeling and thought in the action

It means that whatever is communicated has an effect (may dating at talab).

God's Revelation
(God's Pagpapadama)

iterally means “the within”,

refers to the core of our personhood as Filipinos and to our most authentic inner self which is essentially related to other selves

The organizing center of human reality and the wellspring of feeling (damdamin), thought (isip) and behavior (kilos)

ther cognates of “loob”

is literally beauty with a touch of charm, it combines true goodness and heartwarming allure

is an interweaving of what is ethically and aesthetically positive

The concept of “maganda”The most important manifestation of maganda

For Filipinos, kagandahang-loobis “pure positivity” that captivates and wins people over.

an attribute of God's Revelation that cannot be demonstrated in isolation from fellow human beings

an attribute of God's Revelation that The invisible God out of abundance of His love speaks to people as friends and lives with Him

•God’s relationship with people is directed towards their well being
•Expresses happiness and total well-being
•“God is the source of ginhawa(total well-being)

•God wills our total well-being•Jesus is the guarantee that God’s promises will be fulfilled•God supplies us with everything to help us live a good life

God is like a good shepherd who watches over us, protecting us from harm making sure that we are provided with what is necessary to enjoy life (Ps.23)•This God is gracious to us even though we may be undeserving of such gesture

Most distinctly, the God we knew of in Jesus was ____ –a fatherly king who is compassionate and is filled with joy in our coming home whenever we lose our way home (___)

Unlike tyrannical human rulers who bring heavy burdens on people, this fatherly king offers us salvation which “shows itself in solidarity with human helplessness and seeks to raise up the oppressed”

All that God intends for us is ___

ATTRIBUTE: •Comes from God’s personal initiative and graciously free (bukalsakalooban)•God took the first step to relate to us without any conditions•God’s pagpapadamais never discriminatory•God’s guidance and inspiration are given to all equally

ATTRIBUTE: •God’s lavish benevolence that far exceeds human expectations•Excessive manifestations of goodness and generosity which goes beyond the limits of necessity, duty or sufficiency or what is considered usual or proper or just

ATTRIBUTE:
•God’s pagpapadama occurred in sequence of events that lead to its completion in Christ.•Salvation is revealed in and through ordinary day-to-day experiences of people •God’s kagandahangloobis made visible and palpable in our everyday life.

•Father –abundance of his love•Jesus –the Mediator, the deepest truth about God and salvation made clear to Him•Spirit –assists, moves the heart and turn it to God

lack of feelingLack of emotion lack of interestLack of concern

“The most dangerous thing in the world is APATHY. A lack of love can cause people to have no help when they need help, no friends when they need a friend”

When the fraternal relationship is ruined, this opens the path to painful experiences of conflict, betrayal, hatred.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”

"The one who caresfor his brother or sisterenters into the joy of the Lord; the one who does not do so, remains excluded”.