"Need-love cries to God from our poverty; Gift-love longs to serve, or even to suffer for, God; Appreciative love says: 'We give thanks to thee for thy great glory.'
Need-love says of a woman 'I cannot live without her'; Gift-love longs to give her happiness, comfort, protection- if possible, wealth; Appreciative love gazes and holds its breath and is silent, rejoices that such a wonder should exist even if not for him, will not be wholly dejected by losing her, would rather have it so than never to have seen her at all."
- C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
Thankful for being able to experience Gift Love and Appreciative Love. Though when one loves, I think we cannot escape fr having some form of Need-Love. Somehow, maybe, it is inevitable. Cos if one just gives and appreciates, then there is no need for the person, and it is quite sad isn't it! But wow, being able to release someone in love, to just hold the person in appreciation, and to give of oneself for the better of other. =P
2 comments:
i like how you have a =P at the end of your post. haha..
i like this whole page of posts..
yeah.. the thing that strikes me most abt streetwalks is how most of the girls r so open to prayer, as if it was a 'normal' thing to do in the middle of a "dark dinky alley".. nowhere else in the country have i seen hearts so open to prayer. say even in my church, during altar call, how many pple ask for prayer? 5%?... perhaps the streetladies do simply because they understand their need for God more than we do...
one time i asked a lady in pink if she wanted prayer, she said "no, muslim." so i said ok..
but immediately after that excahnge, her friend who was about to pray with one of us pulled her in to join their circle.. hehe.
glad to walk this journey with u + hope to keep pursuing jesus together..
heh....wow so sweet.
Yeah i share yr sentiments... the girls are so open there....
Next time when u play yr violin there, pls ask me along...
and I was touched by yr explanation of the picture on Facebook. Didn't see it the way u saw it. But yup, thank God for the grp of workers like sis Mary who have been faithfully sowing into this ministry. It blesses my heart.
Thank God for community =) Have been asking God to bring a community to walk this journey with me, and this year I'm glad to find frens like u and shirley... it has been such a blessing being able to share!
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