Learning to Receive Love

"We learn how to love only when we first learn how to receive the love of God and others." (page 132, TrueFaced). This quote comes referring to I John 4:19. The authors go on to say, "Learning to love perfectly...is not the point, rather it's learning to receive love." (page 142)

Sometimes we focus so much on learning to love that we forget we cannot love without first recognizing and receiving love. To love, we must first accept love. We are always the receivers. Hopefully we will also be givers.