John 1:14 (The Message)
The Word became flesh and blood,
and moved into the neighborhood.
We saw the glory with our own eyes,
the one-of-a-kind glory,
like Father, like Son,
Generous inside and out,
true from start to finish.
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When we talk about love, all of our talk begins with God's love. So often we try to define God's love, we try to capture it in a word, in a well-crafted phrase. We want to define it, to understand it, to contain it, to hold it. But at the heart of it, God's love is reaching out to us--God's love made real, flesh and blood, moving into the neighborhood. God doesn't love us from afar, distant in the heavens. God doesn't love us in theory. God loves us in reality, in our humanity, in flesh and blood. God comes to us, sits down beside us, dines with us, wraps us in his arms when we are curled up in bed weeping, dances with us in the late summer sun.
When you think about love, do you just think about the idea of love? Or do you focus on the actual events where people have shown their love? Like the time a friend showed up in the middle of the night to mourn with you? Or the time someone special made a point to go out of their way to say hello? Or the time someone listened to you, only to you, when you needed it?
Love is real events, done by real people, showing the depth of their love. May we endeavor to love people in such a way that they see the truth of our love.
Blessings
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