Love.

Disclaimer
Reading this may cause confusion, questions about the sanity of the author, and who knows what else!  However, don't let this stop you from continuing, 'cause you'll be glad you did!

Let me ask you some very important questions...

What's it all about?
What's the point?
Why are we here?

What's he talking about?  Yes, I know you were thinking that!

Love.

And you might say, "Love?"  And I might say, "Love."
And you might say, "And?"  And I might say, "And nothing..."

Well, that was fun, wasn't it!  But let's get serious here for a minute...

Isn't it all about Love.?
Isn't the point Love.?
Aren't we here to Love.?

Ah, he's talking about Love, right?
Nope.
He's talking about Love.

The Beatles talked about love: "All you need is love"
Tina Turner talked about love: "What's love got to do with it?"
Jesus talked about love: "Love one another"

READ:  Matthew 22: 37-39

Isn't that really our primary focus?  Isn't that really what it's all about?  Love.

Okay, before you decide I need to be committed, let me explain...
I'm not talking about love, I'm talking about Love.
That is, Love period.  Not Love question mark, nor Love exclamation mark,
Love period. 
Love.

In the Bible, the word love is used approximately 600 times (I counted!  Okay, no I didn't, but I did google it to find out!).  It's a major part of what's in the Bible; in fact, we are told that "God is love", so it's really THE major thing, isn't it!  Love.  Love period.  When Tina wonders about what love has to do with it (whatever 'it' is), we so are able to say, "Um, hello!  Everything!" 

1 Corinthians 13:8
Love never fails.

That's what I'm talking about - Love.  Even if we didn't do anything else, we are to Love.  We are to Love period.  It's enough.  When Jesus spoke the words of Matthew 22, he was basically telling us what our primary focus is; in other words, love is the basis for all we do, say, think, etc.  Love.  "The basis for all obedience", one author writes. 

Ponder these questions...

• How are you in the Love. department?  That is, do you? 
• Do you love one another, as Jesus says we are to do?  If not, why not? 

Let us love God and one another - let us Love.
Because, well, it's what it's all about...
Love.

PRAYER
Lord, help us to Love.  Not only to love, but to make love THE priority, THE thing we do.  As you have loved us, let us Love.
Amen.