Communion with the Father

"The light of the sun comes to us by its beams. By its beams we see the sun, and by its beams the sun touches us. Jesus Christ is the beam of his Father's love and through him the Father's love reaches down and touches us. By Jesus Christ also we see and experience and are led up to the Father's love. If we, as believers, would meditate on this truth more and live in the light of it, there would be great spiritual growth in our walk with God... Believers learn that it was God's will and purpose to love them from everlasting to everlasting in Christ, and that all reason for God to be angry with us and treat us as his enemies has been taken away. The believer, being brought by Christ into the bosom of the Father, rests in the full assurance of God's love and of never being separated from that love. This is the first act of communion which the believer has with the Father." (Communion with God, pg. 16-17).

A few observations:
1) What a delightful thought expressed in delightful imagery. Jesus is the means by which we experience the love of the Father. It comes to us through him as a beam from the sun. The Puritans sure know how to use imagery... I have much to learn here!
2) Think about how meditating on and living in light of the Father's love would impact our spiritual walks. If I meditated on the Father's love shown to me in Christ more, I think I would grumble/complain less and grow in thankfulness for all of God's gracious gifts. I think I would want to read my Bible more, fellowship with God's people more, share the gospel with my friends more, etc... Can you think of other ways meditating on God's love can/should impact us?
3) Meditating on God's love is our first act of communion with the Father. I believe Owen to be right. We can love the Father (commune with the Father), because "He first loved us." (1 John 4:19).

Conclusion: Spending time meditating on God's gracious love for us (as brought to us through Christ), as outlined in Scripture, would be a tremendous benefit to our spiritual growth and the first step towards increased communion with the Father.