You're listening to Encounter, a simple daily podcast made possible by listeners like

you.

We hope to help you discover sacred moments in the middle of ordinary days.

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According to the Princeton Review, year after year, the hardest college to get accepted

to in the U.S. is Harvard, their SAT score requirements range from 1430 to 1600.

Keep in mind that their low score of 1430 already has you in the top 3% in the world, and

well 1600 is perfect, and may explain their 5% approval percentage.

At some point, a student must ask themselves, are they interested in investing that much

time, effort, and risk necessary to face those standards, much less succeed at them?

The theme of this meditation from Luke 6 is about facing high standards.

In this case, the highest standard of love and compatibility.

Jesus sets a high standard of defining love, a standard even for compatibility as high

as it can possibly be set.

We will be together for about 15 minutes, so begin your time by letting your eyes move

from opened to a soft gaze to now closed.

Just settle into a time of divine expectation, a place of wonder, and a moment of love

defined by God, spirit, and sun.

Prepare by listening and praying from this passage from 1 Thessalonians 5, and respond

softly, Heavenly Father, help me meet your standard of love.

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