5 Characteristics of a Loving Community

David Jeremiah identified 5 keys to a "loving community":

1.  Humility ~ The Attitude of Love
2.  Unity  ~  The Atmosphere of Love
3.  Diversity The Assignment of Love
4.  Intimacy ~ The Action of Love
5.  Security  ~ The Affirmation of Love

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Let's work on our attitude, our atmosphere, our assignment, our actions, and what we affirm today!

Loving Well

In reading Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero, I found two quotes that encapsulate the gospel of good news:

"Loving well is the goal of the Christian life."  (p. 175)

"Loving well is the essence of true spirituality."  (p. 179)

Either way, we get the gist:  Loving well is what we should be all about.
That is what this blog is about:  finding quotes on love that spur us on to love in a meaningful way, that impacts others and ourselves.

Love on.
Love well.
Love with new fervor.

He also said:  "Love in practice is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."  (p. 175)
What this tells me is loving people in our dreams is easy.  Loving people in reality is hard.
No one said it would be easy.  What we learn is it is necessary; not only for us but for 'them.'

What can you do today to extend love not only in your own heart but in your 'little' world???

Love Teaches

"Let love invade you.
It will never fail to teach you what you must do."

Carlo Caret
Letters from the Desert

What do you reveal?

"Love is 'to reveal the beauty of another person to themselves.'"

Jean Vanier
Becoming Human
p. 22