9-12-03
LOVE

Complacency tingles within the soldier's flesh,
as she awaits the direction
of her commanding officer.
...
The decorative war ribbons
of her faith blow unsteadily in the wind,
and the sand particles of the dusty
valley floor, leap up into controlled swarms,
seeking to distract
the weary eyelids
of a war torn warrior...

...

...but she remains.

For the wind,
nor the impatience,
not even the urgency,
turns her idleness to action..
...
but Faith,
working through peace,
is the control to which she obeys.

*To be in Love,
with a man, woman, or to be in love with God,
is to be at peace with yourself.
No one can love another if they really hate themselves.
(how can you give...when you have nothing?)
One must have love within...to give love.
The greatest weapon of our faith
is love...
because it defies all selfishness,
and leaves NO ONE behind. *