Ready for Love

I could do every good deed known to man. I could rescue slaves and put slave-owners behind bars. I could adopt every orphan and care for every widow. I could cure every sickness and heal every wound. I could be sweet til i'm sick and be more generous than anyone you've ever met. I could empty myself completely and hand out all my pieces...

But have not love?

Then i am a resounding gong, a clanging symbol. I'm a honking horn, screeching tires. I'm a baby screaming at 3 a.m. I'm those nails scraping down that chalkboard. I'm a ringing in your ear that never goes away.

Love makes every difference in the world. What a valuable reminder i was given today in our devotions (1 July 2010). Why would i do this great work if i have no love? Maybe i have love, maybe it's my greatest motivation. Or maybe i do not have love, and i'm doing senseless things and passing them off as meaningful. I'll just have to do some soul searching (one of my favorite activities) and some outside research. Songs, stories, scripture, poetry, films, and life itself should show me a thing or two about love. I'll study up, record my findings, and maybe start living a radically different life, with a radically different love. I'm so ready for that kind of love.

~lauren.susan.