Thursday, February 01, 2007

Love casts out fear

As I was driving past this high school, I had to stop and take a photo of this quote:
"Hatred and bitterness can never cure fear, only love can do that." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this month of love, this is the kind of love we really need... the love that transforms our hearts, our homes, our communities, our world. This is the kind of love that is necessary to follow God's calling for our lives because there are many things to fear in making transitions. There are many things to fear in daily remembering our baptism, in dying and rising each morning. There are many things to fear in offering forgiveness to those we have grown to hate or at least ignore. But, that's the kind of transformative love that God calls us to practice. And, that's the love God gives as a gift.
Blessings,
Pastor Joy

1 comment:

LutheranHusker said...

Pastor Joy,

I've had the privilege of crossing paths with you in the past--what a wonderful surprise when I stumbled upon your blog! Thanks for your refreshing words of life and grace. God bless!!!