Pyaar = लव = Love
"...But the greatest of these is love." ~ 1 Corinthians 13:13
This week we've spent a lot of time looking at love, what love is and where love comes from. It's a word defined in so many small ways, but can literally change someone's world.
" My own family doesn't care about me... why do you?" ~ Raju
This statement brought tears to my eyes as Raju spoke after telling the tale of how she had attempted suicide earlier that morning. Their pain is so real and so deep. Raju's story is one of many taking place daily here and all throughout India. These women have lost all hope and seek the only escape they know.. They are why I am here. Bringing God's unfailing love to the children His heart yearns for.
So often I get so caught up in my own little world, my troubles, my wants, my needs. Me. Me. Me. Living in the midst of the least of these makes me realize my constant selfishness. My own little world is NOT about me. This is what God is always reminding me of, in those moments where I am hurt or upset He puts in perspective my short comes. It is through His love that I love. There is nothing I could give these girls without Him, it is His hope and love they so desperately need...
"So when you get the chance,
are you gonna take it?
are you gonna take it?
There's a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it
There's a girl on the streets, she's cryin'
There's a man whose faith is dyin'
Love is calling you..."
Ciao Bella.
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