“This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us.” (1 John 4:10-12 NIV)
In many ways, it's easier to be involved in hit-and-run [social] activism by doing things for people across town or around the world, but showing God's love begins at home. If we can't love the people under our own roofs, then the power and compassion of God isn't real in our hearts. Quite often, we play the blame game with our spouse and kids more than with anybody else. I'm not saying they're perfect. They're not, but neither are we. But amazing things happen when I choose to lower my voice, speak words of affirmation, and see my family members as treasures instead of annoyances. Love indeed, covers a multitude of sins -- theirs and mine.
-- Pastor Rudy Rasmus in “Touch: Pressing Against the Wounds of a Broken World”
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