Love is all, it gives all, and it
takes all. --Soren Kierkegaard
Love is not stingy, passing out care
and affection in spoonfuls, as if the well was about to run dry. Love flows and
pours itself out, continuously immersing the beloved in cherishing
demonstrations and expressions of attention, support, care, and affection.
Love does not treat the beloved’s
heart as if it were a buffet table filled with foods both wanted and unwanted.
“Yum. I’ll take this ... O yuk, but
not that! In fact, would you please
take this off of the table?” Love swallows the whole heart (“takes all”) with
all of its light and darkness, joys and sorrows, strengths and foibles.
Love compels us to go the extra-mile,
forgive 70x7, lay down our lives, and give the best of all that we are and
have. And it does this day-by-day, month-by-month, year-by-year.
Love freely and humbly receives love.
Love takes all the love that is given, with gratitude, appreciation, and
respect.
Love is all. We were created
for love by the God Who is Love. Love binds us together and empowers us. Love
drives you to your knees and then propels you heavenward. Love pulls you into
the deepest parts of your soul where you dig even deeper and deeper, becoming capable
of an even greater love, and then impels you toward the beloved, before whom
you stand with a naked soul, giving all, and taking all.
Copyright, Monte E Wilson, 2013
LOVE this! Great insights!
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