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He used to say, Beloved is man that he was created. Beloved are Israel that they are called children of God; greater love was made known to them that they are called children of God, as it is said, Ye are the children of the LORD your God.
Source Pirkei Avot 3:14-16 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), Rabbi Akiva teaches that every human being is beloved simply for having been created, and that it is a greater love still to know that one is called a child of God. Today, look at each person you meet, even one who annoys you, saying inwardly: “they too are loved by God.”
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