woven together

let the beauty i adore
be the beauty i do


- as i've been amazed by the beautiful, loving interaction between members of this conference, and as i think about the things that are beautiful to me, i am hopeful that i DO it as much as i watch it.



love is
as love does


- sounds simple, doesn't it. it made more sense to me when i thought about it in connetion with another thought -


in the entire gospel accounts, the words "I love you" are not recorded as having ever come out of the mouth of Jesus.



as i think about the fullness of that... it humbles me. I realize how, in the past, i've leaned so heavily on that phrase, on those words. Jesus' actions, his attitudes, his every behavior screamed 'I love you.' and yet, with all of the dialogue and teachings available in the gospel narratives, the phrase translated 'i love you' does not show up.
sure, the word 'love' is abundantly used by Jesus and the writers of the NT... but never relied on unnecessarily when loving action could be spoken of or encouraged.
Makes me reflect on how i love, and who i show love to.

i see how other people speak of 'love' and what they 'loved' about a person, how someone makes or made them feel, or how they remember loving 'moments.'

and then i see how Jesus speaks of love and how He embodies it... and how we are called to be the presence of Christ... and i think i want that love much more than any romantic love...