"I do not think we know our own strength until we have seen how strong love makes us." -Leigh Standley
Love makes us fierce. We see it in nature as mothers protect their young. We see it in exhausted new parents as they sacrifice sleep to care for the new little life entrusted to their arms.
Love finds us choosing to go the extra mile and seeking the best for another before our own needs are met. Love doesn't doesn't force us into self denial, love delights in the gift.
"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged." -1 Corinthians 13:4-5
No records kept. No "IOU's". Love gives our lives purpose. It re-energizes us for the extra mile.
Today, I am grateful love strengthens us.
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