I do not know John Harrigan or
the context of this quote, but it is a challenging thought. It is so easy to love people who are easy to
love! Cute kids, loving spouses and
lifetime friends are easy to love. They
make us happy; we enjoy being around them and loving them. More challenging to love might be the
demanding and unfriendly boss or the self-centered co-worker. And then there are the homeless, the sick,
the chemically dependent, and the criminals.
What makes them deserve love?
Possibly those who need it the most are those who we truly do love, but
because of the current circumstances we might not feel them to be
deserving. Consider the misbehaving
teenager, the angry friend, and the betraying spouse. It may be the hardest to love those close to
us when they have wronged us or misbehaved.
Biblically we are called to love, not just those that are easy to
love.
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