Love Says Go!

This has been an exciting week for our oldest adult son, Jason.  He has just published his first book, called "Love Says Go."  I have not yet read it and am waiting in anticipation for it to arrive, but I have already been encouraged and challenged by the title.

Yes, I do want to be known for love.  As Jason challenges, true love gets out into the world and acts!  I do believe that God is love and that it is He who flows through the open channels of our beings to bring love to others.  We are all God's hands and feet of love in the world.  Those hands and feet start to love in the ordinary places of where we are now!

Sometimes that thought overwhelms me.  Where do I start to go with love?   First I have to be still and listen for those nudgings of God's Spirit.  Most often those are only tentative wonderings.  They are easy to miss and most often they seem insignificant.  Our life was changed that day I picked up the phone and called 1-877-ADOPT-07 to simply inquire about the process of local adoption.  A process was started.  Later I made another call to check if our daughters' foster sister might like to join us on our holiday.   Adoption was not on our mind for her, but that holiday began a process that lead to her being our daughter.  Usually the nudgings are less obvious and outwardly dramatic.  They may be an answer to an email or a kind word said in passing to a shop clerk.  They may be slowing down to ask a stranger about their day, or to remember a friend's birthday.  Today a friend from many years ago called just to say hello.  Love is most simply but most difficulty being patient and kind.  It is not a resounding gong that many notice.  It protects, trusts and hopes in perseverance.

It is not easy to go out and love.  Love starts in the quietness of our hearts and I believe that God gives us both the nudgings and the strength to go forward.  I know that I miss more opportunities to love than I take!  The great news is that there are always more chances tomorrow.  The opportunities to love are infinite.  Thanks Jason, for the encouragement.  Love says Go.