Thursday; September 4
When you envision love, what comes to mind? When a lot of us imagine love, we conjure up images of hearts and flowers and, while that can happen, there is another side to love. A few years ago, “tough love” was a popular phrase; but even without the pop psychology aspect, love can be hard. If we agree that love is wanting the best for people, we can easily see that it can be difficult. Whether it is due to their actions or our attitude, hoping that people are successful and helping them to become the best they can be doesn’t always come easy; however, that is not an excuse. One of the most accepted aspects of humanity is that we should “love our neighbor” – but that takes effort and dedication. Is there someone we are having trouble loving? What are we needing to do make it happen? Maybe the first thing we need to do is remember is that love doesn’t n...