Divine Definitions: (1) The Giver of answers; (2) The listener and granter of prayers; (3) The benefactor of insights; (4) The satisfier of curiosity; (5) The fulfiller of all needs; (6) Attentive and open-minded; (7) Sensitive and compassionate; serving with graciousness
Comments:
• Just as all matter is responsive to material gravity, so too are all values subject to the absolute pull of spiritual gravity. Luckily for us, souls are made of values.
• Our ability to accept the infinite loving nature of God is not because He restricts His response to our needs in any way. He is always giving. We are the ones who cannot recognize His gracious gifts. We limit our receiving by our attitude, enlightenment, maturity, negative filters, openness, perspective, and willingness. Nonetheless our responsiveness and openness are keys to a greater facility to receive.
Responsiveness
Human Definitions: (1) reacting readily and sympathetically; receptive; (2) sensitive and compassionate; serving with graciousness; (3) attentive and open-minded; a listener; (4) a satisfier of curiosity; a giver of answers and insights
Synonym: amenable
Quotes:
• The brain has evolved over millions of years to be responsive to different kinds of content in the world. Language content, musical content, spatial content, numerical content, etc. — Howard Earl Gardner (1943-) American developmental psychologist
• Great design is so many things all at the same time. It is emotional, functional, and responsive. It creates an unwritten dialogue, a connection, between itself and those who experience it. It is open to interpretation yet created for a specific purpose. It creates meaning and value. — Marcel Wanders (1963-) Dutch designer
Comment: We human beings appreciate, and respond to, the encouragement of other people.