12.30.07
Love.
There is but one law, and the law is this: love.
Before there is action, before there is thought, there is either love, or sin.
Some will say, “Love is patient and quiet and humble.” I say, love is fierce and loud and swift in action. Love does not strive to be seen, but it is seen nonetheless, and it does not shrink from the seeing. Love is brave. Love is proud of being love. Love delights in the world, and does not refrain from sharing that joy. What good is a love so small that it can be hidden?
Others will say, “Love is selfless.” I say, if you do not love yourself, how can you love others? Love is the self. Love merely makes the self bigger than one person.
Still others will say, “Love is never angry. Love remembers no wrongs.” I say, love is often angry, but never cruel. Love is not blind. Love seeks all, finds all, and knows all, and love never forgets. Love strives to make things better. Love embraces all. How can love embrace a thing wholly if it is blind to its faults?
Any deed done in love is a good deed. Any word spoken from love is a kind word. Any emotion stemming from love, any thought anchored in love, is good and true. There is no evil in love.
Love is faith. Love is hope.
Love is.
me said,
January 2, 2008 at 7:53 pm
this is neat. I like it. I wish others could see the passage as you have.