Love One Another

When I was a teenager, I visited a local nursing home from time to time.  

One day my friend, Heather, went with me and we were both surprised when a little old lady barked at her. I mean that literally. She barked angrily and said, "You know why I'm barking at you? Because you look like a dog!"

Clearly, not every little old lady is sweet . . .

However there was another little old lady there who had the kindest expression on her face. I visited her a number of times. She was in a wheelchair and had lost most of her memories. Whenever I would walk up to her, she would take my hand and look at me so earnestly, often with tears in her eyes. She would repeat one sentence over and over again—the only sentence I ever heard her speak.

"Love one another! Love one another! Love one another!" She said it like it was the most important message in the world. 

Sometimes I wondered what her life had been like. I imagined it was full of good and bad decisions, happy and sad stories, victories and failures. But beyond the ordinary things, I guessed it must have been marked by a deep conviction of God’s love for her. Her heart was clearly overflowing.  

Blessings to you today. May your heart overflow as you remember God’s great love for you.

~Amy