It’s a Beautiful Day…Love Others.

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Rain, snow, or sun. Cloudy, bright, or windy. Busy, calm, or intense. No matter what the day looks like...Love Others.

Driving to the grocery store on a cloudy day, this thought -
“It’s a Beautiful Day…Love Others,”
came to me, obviously not an original thought.
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 It overwhelmed me. Isn’t this exactly what Jesus calls us to do?  Isn’t this exactly what Jesus did? It’s such a powerful, engulfing concept.  As I pondered it, I had the “God” bumps, otherwise known as goosebumps. 
It moved me deeply and even welled up my eyes a bit. 

But then, I got home.  And someone, who shall remain anonymous, super irritated me. I was offended. I can’t even remember what exactly that person had said or done. I just remember my physical reaction was negative.  My eyebrows furrowed and my eyes rolled.  My skin tightened and I went into defense mode.
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In my mind I angrily stomped around for a while until that small voice reminded me of my earlier discovery that morning: “It’s a beautiful day…Love Others.” 
That includes everyone. Love all others, even and probably
especially the person who offended me.
Ugh, Ugh, Ugh.

Now HOW was I supposed to do that?!
Jesus is the perfect example of that,
but I am no Jesus. 

So let’s simply be reminded:
Time can heal.
Prayer can heal.
Letting go and letting God can heal.
Forgiveness can heal.
Looking at the plank in our own eyes can heal.
Compassion (co-suffering) can heal.
Communication, a hug and ultimately Love heals.

God is Love.
Through him, while working on our own healing, we can Love.
There is NO doubt that EACH DAY is a BEAUTIFUL day
in which we can Love Others, as we are called to do.
 
Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:8a 

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