The Gift

The Gift

Loving someone is a treasure that needs no lock. Love is open, honest and unconditional. It has a way of giving value to someone that may feel worthless. It has a way of give hope to someone that needs constant care. Love is a reminder to a lonely soul that they are not alone. Love is a gift from God that can endure any storm that we are engulfed in. The act of love is an act of giving. One can give without loving but no one can love without giving.
Love can make us laugh at the silliest things and yet, it can make us cry at the thought of its absence. Putting love into words is nearly impossible for some while the mere touch from another can calm us as though God is speaking directly to our heart. Being loved is a living grace that our Lord gives us each day. He loves by his word. He loves us through His actions and He loves us by making us children that are able and wanting to love someone else.
Loving your family or a close friend is easy. It is natural and takes little effort. Walking across the street to meet a stranger in need is an act of love that takes more time and effort. There may be conditions from that stranger that make you uneasy. There may be a less than trusting spirit alive and willing within them to challenge your desire to help. Meeting someone for the first time rarely defines love at first sight. It is often the willingness to look past what is obvious and fix your heart on being a simple light in the dark. Some might say that light is simply the absence of darkness. Love is a light that can remove any darkness. Love is that gift that cannot be measured! Love can endure all things. Love can heal any wound.
Loving is like breathing. When you stop nothing good can happen. I challenge you to completely open your heart to someone everyday. Genuinely care for them with no expectations. Nurture them as if this were their last day. I promise that you will experience a new gift that you may have been taking for granted. I promise you that this gift will grow and flourish as it is truly that gift from God and He wants you to use it and receive His grace. God is good! God is Love! Love on Him. Love thru Him. Love and live in Him.