LOVED

It is a wonderful thing to be loved. Today I saw something so clearly. We were created FOR love and to BE loved-- that that would be our signature, our purpose, our pursuit. I had this moment when it seemed so clear. I realized it's no wonder the world is full of rejection-- that's the one thing that would clamp a tight lid on our lips, our heart, our homes, our outreach. It would seal up that love.  I cried today for all of us. For every time we tried to love and met with rejection and hostility and skepticism and hurt. For the wounds that threatened to scar our heart right hard... but that we claimed the one who binds the broken hearted. And then I cried for those who put that hurt on us as well. Because thought their actions are unloving they are the ones who need that love too.  You ARE loved. You matter.