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This Thing Called Love

May the Lord cause you to increase and enrich your love for each other and for everyone in the same way as we also love you.

—1 Thessalonians 3:12

Love is such an awesome concept, it’s often hard to define. Sure, we think we have a grasp of what it means to love. After all, we love our spouse and our children and others in our family. We have a reasonable sense of love.

But it may be time to turn up the heat. What would it take to increase your real understanding of love?

Like most things, love thrives on attention. In fact, it often demands attention. It grows with genuine interest and effort. It takes shape through good times and bad times. James Bryden said, “Love does not die easily. It is a living thing. It thrives in the face of all life’s hazards, save one—neglect.”

God is interested in how we experience love, and he does not want us to neglect it. His love for us is steady and strong, and he wants ours to be like that with others and with him.

Love is a living thing, and you and God share a love that is a match made in heaven.

Today, pour on the love everywhere you go.

QUIET THE WAVES

Lord, your love for me and others is beyond me, beyond my understanding. I know it’s real, though, and I know that more than anything I want my love for others to grow. Please help me embrace all you want me to know about love. Amen.