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Putting on Love

My mouse hesitated over the post button on a political cartoon, thinking "This is mostly true...but is it worth sharing?"  "Is it going to ruin a chance to introduce someone to Jesus? ... Maybe." "Arghh. It's not worth it." Whether I like it or not, my actions represent Jesus, on and offline. The quest to love is like how Galadriel describes the Fellowship's mission in The Fellowship of the Ring : “The quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little and it will fail…” Love can be a delicate operation to say the least. The New Testament equips us with effective ways to overcome the passions that corrupt our love for neighbor though. Love is not just a feeling. Love is an action which we are called to step into by faith. Love doesn't make worldly sense. It makes us look bizarre and foolish by the world's ideals. Love doesn't always make is a great entertainer; it does make us the ideal neighbor and, even more, a faithful followe