The Thing About Love

Most men are like me, they struggle and doubt
They trouble their minds day in and day out
Too busy with living to worry about
A little word like love
But when I see a mother’s tenderness
As she holds her young close to her breast
Then I thank God that the world’s been blessed
With a thing called love -song “A Thing Called Love” by Johnny Cash

“To love is to will the good of the other.” -Saint Thomas Aquinas

But when I feel that I, I can’t go on
These precious words keeps me hanging on
I remember mama said
Can’t hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don’t come easy
It’s a game of give and take -song “You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes

“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.” -Luke 6:27-35

Here’s the thing about love:

It’s an act of will. Not a feeling.

It’s gotta cost you something.

And especially over the long term, it’s not easy.

But it’s everything. It’s all we got.

So please, love one another.