How to Love God

To love God in the most practical way is to love our fellow beings.

If we feel for others in the same way as we feel for our own dear
ones, we love God.

If, instead of seeing faults in others we look within ourselves we
are loving God.

If, instead of robbing others to help ourselves, we rob ourselves to
help others, we are loving God.

If we suffer in the suffering of others and feel happy in the
happiness of others, we are loving God.

If, instead of worrying over our own misfortunes, we think of
ourselves more fortunate than many, many others, we are loving God.

If we endure our lot with patience and contentment, accepting it as
His Will, we are loving God.

If we understand and feel that the greatest act of devotion and
worship to God is not to hurt or harm any of His beings, we are
loving God.

To love God as He ought to be loved, we must live for God and die for
God, knowing that the goal of life is to love God, and find Him as
our own Self.

-- Avatar Meher Baba