Love is giving with no thought of getting. It is tenderness enfolding with strength to protect. It is forgiveness without further thought of the thing forgiven. It is understanding of human weakness, with knowledge of the true self shining through.
It is quiet in the midst of turmoil. It is trust in Great Spirit with little thought of self. It is the one altogether lovely, the light in the mother's eyes, the glory in the sacrifices, the quiet assurance of protection.
It is in the expectation of our Creator's promise coming true. It is the refusal to see anything but good in our fellow man. It is the glory that comes with selflessness and the power that comes with assurance of the Creator's love for His Children. It is the resistance to the world's lust and greed, thus becoming a positive law of annihilation to error.
Love . . . the one thing no one can take from us . . . the one thing we can give constantly and become increasingly rich in the giving. Love can take no offense, for it cannot know that which it does not of itself conceive.
It cannot hurt or be hurt, for it is the purest reflection of Great Spirit: Good. It is the one eternal, indestructible force for good. It is the will of Great Spirit, preparing, planning, proposing, always what is best for all His universe.
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