As Christian says to Satine in Moulin. Rouge "Love is a many splendored thing,
Love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love". Not exactly an up to date reference but that song keeps playing on the communal work ipod, so is very much in my head.
We hear so much about love, mostly in terms of romantic love or familial love, that we often forget how multi-faceted it is. Another quote, from one my favourite bands - James - is "love can mean anything". We're so used in our culture to the word meaning gushy feelings of warmth and loveliness that we forget that love is more of an action than a feeling.
You only truly experience love in loving actions. You may not be feeling particularly warm or lovely towards your fellow man, church family or colleagues but if you act lovingly you are carrying out Jesus' new commandment to love one another. Hopefully warm feelings will follow.
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