The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving. – Polly Berrien Berends

I think this is true of a lot of the important relationships in our lives.

Friends, family, coworkers, customers, vendors, etc.

In these relationships we (to varying degrees) discover love and how to be loving.

How to be loving when it’s easy and how to be loving when it’s not.

Jesus asked us to love our neighbors as ourselves. To love and be loving.

And He went on give example after example of “who is our neighbor”. I don’t think he left many options for not being loving to those we come across.

I have come to believe that the twist in all of this is that He suggested this for our benefit. Not for those who feel that love.

We will experience more joy if we discover how to love and be loving.

Make it a great day.

Jake

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