“There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. ‘How much do you love me?’ And, ‘Who’s in charge?’ Everything else is somehow manageable. But these two questions of love and control undo us all, trip us up and cause war, grief, and suffering.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“People are meant to be loved. Things are meant to be used. The reason why the world is in chaos is because people are being used and things are being loved.”
Election years always bring out the very worst in people, I think. The finger pointing, the accusations, the lying, the marginalizing, the hypocrisy, the selling out – I could go on. I saw this verse today and it is really speaking to me. It’s not relevant only to Christians, but to humanity in general, regardless of your background. We are all so quick to judge, that we forget to love. And really, that’s our biggest, toughest job. Maybe that’s why we tend to focus on the “multitude of sins” that are so much easier to put in a box and check off a list.
That’s how I’m reading it, anyway.
Wildflowers & Whimsy 