Unappreciated

“Love is not a service we perform for someone important to us. It does not pick up after loved ones, nor does it pack lunches, run errands, do laundry, and take the car to be repaired. It does not sit up in a darkened room anxiously pressing a hand to a feverish head.It does not greet loved ones cheerfully. It does not listen patiently to the same stories it has heard so many times before. It does not try to stay young, or keep romance alive, or bite its lip to keep from crying because all of its efforts are not appreciated. Or even noticed.
Love is none of these things. We only thought it was, because we never took a good look at it. Love is not an exchange of sentiments, of emotions, or best wishes on carefully chosen greeting cards.It is an exchange of creative power; it is giving to each other the courage to get from where we are to where God wants us to be. It is constantly changing, constantly growing, always disrupting. It is the impact of God upon human life, and if we are going to love, then we had better expect to get shaken up. It’s push comes to shove all the way.” –