Miracles

I'm convinced that miracles are all around us. We just flippantly blow past them because they have become so routine. Inhalation, heart beats, neurons firing--wonderful miracles we don't even notice because we're literally not conscious of them.

The biggest miracle in my mind is love.
I'll be thorough and give you a better idea of what I'm referring to because that word is so jam-packed with meaning.
The Greeks were smart and had more than one word to describe the different ways we use "love." They were able to differentiate between things like: I love running, I love my family, I love icecream, and "I love you."
The love I'm talking about is the unconditional, I'd-take-a-bullet-for-you-type of devotion and compassion. It feels like a warm, shielding blanket and send shivers down the spine even while lounging by a fireplace. You can feel it in the pit of your stomach. If this love had a taste, it would be chocolate... Wait a minute, I'm probably confusing it for a different type of love, because I wouldn't give my life for chocolate. Some days I might kill for it though. ;) (Side note: I have a silver ring I wear on the third finger of my left hand with the inscription of this Greek word for love. It reminds me of the importance of loving and being loved this way.)

Love can make a grown man weep. Not many things can do that! It's a powerful force capable of producing immense pain. It tears you up. And it makes you whole.

Love is mysterious and indescribable. I do not understand how it works. How do two people decide together: I care about you so much that I will do anything for you even so far as I will commit my life to you until the very end? Love is knowing a person intimately and remaining by their side. Why? It doesn't make any logical sense! You can't study it. You can't contain it. You can't live without it.

Love brings life and joy. It's amazing!

Moms display love remarkably. Particularly if they are a "good" mom, they love their children with an undeserved love. I mean they care for us 24/7 when all we can do is sleep and eat and cry.

But, I've also seen it in couples. After all, I did see 4 weddings in 14 days just last month. Love is beautiful. A mystery--even the apostle Paul agrees with me. (Ephesians 5)

Love is passionate and hard. It permeates our life and consumes our desires. We love love. We are obsessed with it. We can't escape it.

"If I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn't love others, I would be nothing."
"Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." 1 Corinthians 13