WHAT DOES LOVE LOOK LIKE?

WHAT DOES LOVE LOOK LIKE? LOVE is a Funny thing It is The MOST valuable commodity On this earth In this world Yet you can't touch it Feel it Nor is it Anything at all Neither can you hear it Or see it Saint Augustine once asked, “What does LOVE look like?” Then he said, “Love has HANDS to HELP others Love has eyes To see misery and want It has ears To hear the signs And sorrows of others That's what love looks like” Saint Augustine If someone asked me To show them What love looked like I would simply Show them A picture of Jesus He used ALL OF HIMSELF To help others And that is What we are to do too BE Jesus' eyes-ears-hands- And feet-in today's world “BEWARE that your hearts Do not become drowsy From carousing and drunkenness And the anxieties Of daily life........” Luke 21:34 We are to be Of HELP to others In today's world In whatever way We can Although I have done it I'm not much use In a soup kitchen anymore Or any type of volunteer position That requires me To be on my feet For long stretches Yet- We are to be of help In whatever way we can HELP to those hurting Physically-mentally-spiritually And financially WHENEVER we can “GOD is our refuge And strength An ever present HELP In trouble” Psalm 46:1 And in the 9th chapter Of Saint Mark We read about a boy Possessed by an IMPURE SPIRIT His father brings him to Jesus FOR HELP “IF you can,' said Jesus 'EVERYTHING is possible For one who believes'” Mark 9:23 Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, “I do believe- HELP me overcome my unbelief” Mark 9:24 The boy was healed So though We don't know what love Looks like We know it-when we see it- Or when we feel it And Saint Paul Gives us A wonderful description of love “Love is patient-love is kind It does not envy-it does not boast It does not dishonor others It is not self-serving It is not easily angered It keeps NO RECORD of wrongs It does not delight in evil But REJOICES with the truth It always protects-always trusts Always hopes-always perseveres LOVE NEVER FAILS” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 So today CALL someone that you love WRITE someone a card Or bake a casserole-or Maybe a pie- Or invite someone in For coffee We may not know What it looks But we know What it is LOVE SOMEONE TODAY Happy first Sunday Of Advent I LOVE YOU! Robert P. Wallman 11-28-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Bernadette Snyder