“Our job is to love others without stopping to
inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact,
it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love
itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.”
― Thomas Merton
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Ah love
Erotic (eros)
wild
and sometimes fun
raging hormones
and romanticized idealism
the love of valentines day
celebrated with chocolate and flowers
with cards (that often make you a little bit ill)
a love that is powerful
amazing
and, alas
which comes and goes
ebbs and flows
fickle
ah love
friendship (phileo)
a bond forged
by time and presence
by common values and beliefs
and interests
a tough love that often
perhaps usually
can survive both time and absence
and sometime difference profound
but sometimes not
ah love
our love
for parent and child
grandchild
that natural bond
mysterious
real
and profound
ah love
the love of family
friends
and yes, that person who makes our heart pound
but ah love (agape)
love that comes from deep within
from the furthest reaches of our soul
where we are loved
with a love that will not let us go
a love
that does not love the other
because they are wonderful
or beautiful
because they think like us, look like us,
or act like us
or carry our DNA
a love that sees the other
as beautiful
and wonderful
exciting and amazing
because they are love
a love does not seek value
but creates value
in the object of that love
God’s love
sacred love
we have it
let’s give it
Sacred love renders us worthy
let us spread
a little worthiness
around 
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