"Love- is not something, first of all, that we do. Love is who we are."
"Love is not an additive, a spiritual supplement reserved for saints, for those few consecrated to some higher purpose. Loving is of the essence of being human, the connective tissue of reality, the oxygen of life."
"Love is the oxygen that sustains the universe, the glue cohering the universe, the fire impassioning the universe. Love calls us - claims us - to responsibility, engagement, and mutuality." (page 69, The Beautiful Risk, James H. Olthuis)
I love how Olthuis ties love with responsibility. What a huge responsibility it is.
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