We like to think of ourselves as gracious and loving, but, the truth be
told, that is predicated on an overly-naïve and overly-romanticized
notion of love. We don't really love as Jesus invites us to when he
says: Love each other as I have loved you! The tail-end of that sentence
contains the challenge: Jesus doesn't say, love each other according to
the spontaneous movements of your heart; nor, love each other as
society defines love, but rather: Love each other as I have loved you!
And, for the most part, we haven't done that:
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