Mark 12: 28 One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. 30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ 31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
32 The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. 33 And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”
34 Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
from Jesus' own mouth.. we hear that love is the most important attribute we can have in our lives..
if we think about what we really want most in this life.. it is to be loved.. loved for who we really are.. not for who someone can change us into.. we want to be accepted all messed up and loved anyways...
I remember when I was married to my kids' dad.. he used to tell me I was too fat.. a wonderful man used to counter with "suzie you are not too fat.. your man is too small..." I don't even have words to tell you what that sentence did for me... he accepted me as I was.. imperfect.. unattractive.. broken.. lost... hurt... and rather than tear me down for all I was not.. God used him to build me back up.. to believe that I was worthy of love.. worthy of a good life..
if we were to speak in love to every person we encounter... to build them up at all times.. to tell them all that they mean to us.. rather than hide behind our fear of being hurt or being exposed... imagine the mighty move that could be made... it would be a move of God above because truly none of us have the ability to love as we should love someone... instead.. God puts His perfect love within us.. so that we can share Him and His Love with a hurting world...
who can you love today? I love YOU!!
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