The Quote:
“Love yourself.
Then forget it.
Then, love the world.”
― Mary Oliver, Evidence, Poems
Wisdom from Scripture:
Proverbs 3: 3-4
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.”
- John 4:7
“”Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
Prayer:
God of love, you send us into this world, not as people who know it better, not as people who are superior, but as people who are loved and are called to share love, in ways that go beyond words. Be our guide in this great endeavor, God of love.
Amen.