Tuesday, February 10, 2009

What about Love?

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.”- 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Here we are told that Love pretty much holds everything together. We often times only try to Love our friends and family. We are told over and over that we are to Love our neighbor as our self. Did you eat today, did you get a bath, comb your hair, brush your teeth? These are all activities we take care of because we "Love" ourselves. We may not have to perform all these hygiene activities to everyone else, but we should at least make sure other people have the resources to help themselves.

We have to learn to Love. We all have been conditioned with what our idea of Love really is. Some are good, others are bad. Love is a choice, a decision, a commitment. That feeling comes and goes, we have to Love even when we don't feel like Loving.

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