Love

Just something that has been weighing very heavy on my heart for a long time that I need to get off my chest. I may be totally wrong about this, but the amount of hateful people I run into on a daily basis is astonishing. It might surprise you to find out that the sick people that I deal with on a daily basis, even though they feel horrible, are not the people that I am referring to. I am baffled that people that have the most of things that are really important- family, money, health, time, love, respect- are unfortunately the most hateful. I chose the word hateful because I want to emphasize HATE FILLED. I have read some disturbing news and heard many disturbing stories in only the past few days. I just feel like I need to rant about it. Are we not called upon as Christian's to be Christ like? The only image of Christ I conjure up is of a loving, TOLERANT, individual. I know that there are references to his anger- but this was in response to some serious offenses and these were in his Father's house if I am not mistaken. I know that he ate with sinners. I know that he took time out to attend to those that religious people felt were a waste of his talent and attention. Why are we sometimes so focused on pointing fingers, passing blame, and identifying the wrong things going on instead of LOVING other people. I have had it up to my eyeballs with the kind of love some people give. It has taken me my entire life to learn that the spoken word love, and the action of loving are so totally different. Many people have told me throughout my life that they love me. Not so many actually did. I hope that everyone out there will be as lucky as me and have people in their lives that prove their love. I hope that the Lord will use me in the lives of people that I love - and that they will know I love them not just because I say so but because I "act" so. Whew! I feel better now, lol. I don't know if you guys have ever heard the song that states, "If we are the body, why aren't his arms reaching, why aren't his hands healing, why aren't his feet going, why is his LOVE not showing..." I think that it is one of my fave's. I just know that we are not winning anyone over by being negative or closed minded. And that my friends is my total rant for today:)