A cup of love

A young girl of color walked into our church Sunday morning;

what I really saw was another child of God entering into His house.

Some do not see with my eyes.

God warns us about hating others in Leviticus 19:17, "Do not hate your brother in your heart." Hate isn't just an action; it is also an attitude of the heart. Many times we hate someone in our heart; however...hating someone in your heart is nonetheless hate.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
~1 John 4:11

If we hate someone, we'll be thinking negatively about them,

verbally attacking them, and filling our own heart with evil.

 Life is too short to spend it hating.

Let us love one another as love puts a smile in our heart.

Source: Weekly Wisdom at Christ Notes  
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Replacing hate with love. How much love can your heart hold?

I believe the heart is an open vessel. It can never be completely full of love,
however it can be empty if we choose to hate.

Love can flow through our veins and the very depths of our souls.

It should burst out through our smiles, thoughtful words,

gentle touches, and acts of kindness.

Our cup of love should be overflowing…..

LOVE QUOTES

Here are some of my favorite love quotes with regards to Valentines Day being just around the corner. Add one of these to the inside of your homemade cards….

"Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart."
~Author Unknown

"For you see, each day I love you more, Today more than yesterday
and Today less than tomorrow."
~Rosemonde Gerard

A bell is no bell 'til you ring it,

A song is no song 'til you sing it,

And love in your heart

Wasn’t put there to stay -

Love isn’t love

'Til you give it away.

~Oscar Hammerstein, Sound of Music

"We loved with a love that was more than love."
~Edgar Allan Poe

"Love is being stupid together."
~Paul Valery

insert smile here

…and my fave of all favorites:

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind (and heart)."
~William Shakespeare