that sounds like a lot of suffering to me.
Josh, the problem is that you take a very 'post modern' view on love. Maybe you should listen to Boyd's series on what 'love' is. Love really has 3 separate branches. One of them is Eros, which is what we think of a lot today - the emotion, cupids arrow, hearts, touch, sex, overall - erotic. But there is A LOT more to love. Love really has to do with death to self, and put others over you.
1 Corinthians 13 has a lot to say about it. or try colossions 3.
The fact is - the God you, Josh, believe in demands you not to understand him, not to understand his creation and omnipotence, but to 'do'
love God and love your neighbors above yourself. All God asks us to do (meaning he empowers us to do it) is wrapped up in this one verse in Matthew. It's simple and it's beautiful.
And that DOES NOT mean put on your birkenstocks, your favorite Grateful Dead tie-dye, hand out flowers, eat some Ben and Jerry's, rock out to Phish, and only eat granola.
sometimes it does mean suffering - as the greatest example of love this world will ever know was, in fact, SUFFERING.
love you Grandpa,
I can't wait to see you tonight, take a flight, i just might, a shining light, brilo-bright, fly a kite, nasty bite, pillow fight, out of sight, lots of height, yes I might, chaunson fight, chicka chight..
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