Growing in love is a very conscious choice. It’s like you’ve taken a boiling pot and let it simmer. There is a constancy to growing in love that falling in love can’t give you. The lid isn’t ready to blow off every few minutes because you’ve taken all that power and learned how to concentrate it in order to create something with the power to last without burning itself up.
“At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release...
“You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest....
This is true of all ministers who are effective. In fact, the word minister means servant. This is what Jesus said about himself: “For...