1 Corinthians 13:13; John
13:34-35
Love: A Beautiful Connection
When you walk into
your church, do you feel love? We’re not talking about a sappy sentimental
feeling, but one of goodwill, benevolence and commitment. This is the type of
love God demonstrates in the Bible. He loves the unlovable and the unlovely, no
because they deserve it, but because it is His nature to love. He is love.
Such love does not
come naturally to us. Love can only come from its Source—our Heavenly Father.
Because of His love for us, we are able to show that love to others. First John
3:16 says, “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life
for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.”
Blogger Shannan Martin
traveled with Compassion International to Ecuador and had a beautiful connection
with a little girl. Read her experience:
Beautiful girls lined
up on both sides…their long hair pulled back from their features, eyes shining,
skirts swishing. They held out long-stemmed Ecuadorian roses while music
spilled from behind them, Hosanna! Hosanna! erasing any space between us…
A little girl walked
over, wedging into the pew…She smiled shyly at first, two tidy rows of baby
teeth, her jacket zipped up to her chin. Plucking the rose from my lap, she
grinned. "Roja?" I asked. "Si!" She pointed to the leaves
then, giggling, "verde!"
And so it began. She
welcomed me to her table there on the front-row pew. I scooted my chair in.
We held sweaty hands
and spoke only in colors.
She raised her arms. I
scooped her up.
Adapted
From: Attributes Of Compassion - You
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