I firmly believe that when you love someone, you are blessed or doomed, depending on your perspective, to love them as long as you live. I believe that love, like energy, cannot be destroyed. It can, however, transform into a different type of love. I also believe that this is a part of the reason we are cautioned to "guard our affections." Love is amongst the most powerful forces we are capable of possessing. We must learn to love both generously and cautiously.
When I think about my own personal ability to love and how it can compel me to act, think, and speak, I am floored by the capacity of God's love which far exceeds my imperfect, sometimes conditional love. How wonderful it is to be loved by the Creator and have the ability to receive and give love!
