Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Learning Love - July 15, 2009

Good morning! If you didn't watch the baseball All-Star game last night then... join me in not worrying about it; I didn't watch it either. How 'bout a noisy cat? I have one right here in front of the screen that can be rented for a bit. You get a double helping of devotionals this morning. I liked both of them, and you get an extra blessing. If you enjoy the devotionals included, you might give a donation to Love Worth Finding or the Hour of Power ministries; you can find their websites easily enough. I often give a shout out to our friends down the road at Maranatha Camp too. They are in session now and could use our financial support during these tough times. Some of us went there as campers, others shipped the kids off for a break during the summer. You can decide for yourself who got the most relief from the break, you or the kids. :-)

One thing you learn from separation is... how much you love having some time to yourself! No, that isn't what we are to learn from the absence of a loved one. Perhaps a day or a week isn't enough time to learn love through the pain of separation, but in time we do learn how much we love each other when we are apart. This is not to say that we should make a habit of sending our loved ones away for a time. The world will take care of that soon enough if we haven't experienced enough suffering already. Jesus loves us just as we were when he found us, and he loves us now in our new Christ-centered lives. We strive to love each other as he loves us. Is our love perfect as His is? Probably not, even a long term marriage will have its moments of disagreement. We grow, we learn, and we will come to love each other as Christ loves us now.

God loves you and so do I!

Bucky

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