A certain disciple asked his teacher, one day, “The Kohelet (Ecclesiastes 'the Preacher') said ' to every thing there is a season and a time a time to every purpose under heaven... A time to love and a time to hate.' So, when, therefore is the time to love?”
The wise man sat pondering, as he stroked his beard. After much thought he answered in the words of the Great Rabbi, “'You have heard the saying, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.' I say unto you, 'Love your enemies, bless them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you' and he said again, 'if you love them that love you, what does it profit you; do not the pagans do likewise?' And 'love keeps no record of wrongs... love never ends.' Therefore, it is always the time to love.
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Amen!
ReplyDelete...And how beautiful and bountiful the gift of love is in action.
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