(Or at least that's what the world says.)
The only problem is that the majority of the population defines love by the wrong terms.
The true meaning of the word has been buried beneath the fluff of changing emotion.
I don't claim to understand Love. Far from it.
But this I know, our love tends to be shallow and the motives behind it, even shallower.
And so our generation is experiencing a critical famine, a deficiency of love, all the while surrounded by what the world labels affection.
It is no wonder that the world is in crisis. Desperate crisis.
The love that we are called to live? It's difficult. It's selfless. It's painful.
The true meaning of the word has been buried beneath the fluff of changing emotion.
And I believe one of the reasons why the number of great heroes in our generation is on the decline is because we don't understand love.
I don't claim to understand Love. Far from it.
But this I know, our love tends to be shallow and the motives behind it, even shallower.
And so our generation is experiencing a critical famine, a deficiency of love, all the while surrounded by what the world labels affection.
It is no wonder that the world is in crisis. Desperate crisis.
The love that we are called to live? It's difficult. It's selfless. It's painful.
That's why so few demonstrate it.
Yet difficulty is never a reason to discard.
Because this love is what will set the world on fire. Combined with prayer.
This love is the material of the heart of God.
The love that hurts and gives and heals all at the same time.
The love that embraces utter self-abnegation.
The love that gives back a thousand-fold.
The love that hurts and gives and heals all at the same time.
The love that embraces utter self-abnegation.
The love that gives back a thousand-fold.
This is the love we must learn. This is the love we must live. This is the love we must give.
Beautiful! Did you take the pictures?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Aunt Becky! I did take the pictures. :)
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