Hello from California! As a believer, I feel like we have grown immune to the word “love,” it is a strong word. We often hear "love your neighbor as yourself" and "agape" (especially at this time of year), and it can become easy to forget the depth that the word love carries. Even society dulls it out with platforms such as Tinder, Instagram, and TikTok idolizing relationships when in reality love is deeper than it appears and goes far beyond romantic relationships. If I'm being straightforward, love isn't pretty. It isn't dainty and floral or filled with hearts and kisses. When you think of TRUE love, it's found in some of the darkest places. Nurses care for dying patients. Birth isn't pretty but is one of the purest forms of love. Your loved ones hearing your ugly cry. Yeshua brutally sacrificing Himself on our behalf.
My rabbi says, "At the end of the day, it's just going to be you and G-d.” If you want true love, love G-d first. John states this clearly by saying you can't even experience true love without having experienced G-d’s love. I encourage you take this Shabbat to seek His love before anyone else's because others will fail you. His love is sufficient, unconditional, and firm. Build your foundation of love upon His love. Be firmly rooted and established in it, just how He wants you to be. Grace and peace to you on this Shabbat!
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By: Grace M.
January 22, 2021
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