The truth is that the more intimately you know someone,
the more
clearly you’ll see their flaws.
That’s just the way it is.
This is why marriages fail,
why children are abandoned,
why friendships don’t last.
You might think you love someone until you see the way they act
when
they’re out of money or under pressure or hungry,
for goodness’ sake.
Love is something different.
Love is choosing to serve someone and be with someone
Love is choosing to serve someone and be with someone
in spite of their filthy heart.
Love is patient and kind,
Love is patient and kind,
love is deliberate.
Love is hard.
Love is pain and sacrifice,
it’s seeing the darkness
it’s seeing the darkness
in another person
&
defying the impulse to jump
ship. "
That is what love is.
Every kind of love,
all sorts of love.
