The way to
be loved is to give love away.
February’s Awakening, Day 9
We can do no great things; only small
things with great love.
—Mother Teresa
Love sought is good, but given
unsought is better.
—William Shakespeare, “Twelfth Night”
Love seeks not to possess, but to be
possessed.
—R. H. Benson
This is the miracle that happens every
time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess.
—Rainer Maria Rilke
May
the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone
else, just as ours does for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 NIV
Dear
children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
1 John 3:18 NIV
We all want to be loved as that is
essential to our human existence, and in fact, our God-designed nature is to
love and be loved. It should be self-evident that to be loved we must willingly
love. The best way to receive the love of others is to love freely and
unconditionally without expectations. It is when we put constraints on the love
we give that we become disgruntled at the love we receive. If we love without
constraints or expectations then the love we receive is all the more
significant and valuable, because we know it was not coerced or out of
obligation that we received it. Let your love be a free gift with no
restrictions, constraints, expiration date, or expectations. Doing so will free
yourself and allow others to freely love you. The true language of love is the
language of the love on the Cross.
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