love.

"You can give and not love, but you can't love and not give." -Kris Vallotton
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Judy came up with a brilliant, spontaneous idea to buy some of the office cleaning staff surprise presents for Christmas and the New Year, and I absolutely loved it. The smiles received were precious, especially from the 2 aunties who work in the canteen. So many of us walk past these office unsung heroes every day, we look right past them, so much so that when I approached the first aunty, she was a little taken aback. Looking into her eyes, I tried to explain as best I could why I was giving her a present, and then to the other, as she emerged from the washroom. No agendas, no strings attached. Just to show a little love. Just to let her know that she's appreciated. Just to deposit a little of His Kingdom.

Yet every single day we travel to work, looking past every single person on the train, on the bus. We see life's imbalances and we pretend that they don't matter. ... and yet the fullness of the Holy Spirit, You have given to us, Your power to wield.

What is this love You have for us, O God? that we'd never be able to fully grasp? even so, Your Kingdom is so full. Too full to be able to be contained. So complete. And so beautiful.

Let this power of Your new anointing fall.

Love, Just Because.

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Pastor Matthew Barnett of the LA Dream Center: "I used to think of preaching to thousands, but now when I preach, I'm always thinking about the one."

Kris Vallotton: "People's opinion(s) [contrary to our own] doesn't give me the right to not love them, in a felt way...", "We're not called to pound seed into concrete..." and "Love is going to move us from invasion, to invitation..."

Kim Walker: "We're never the same after we encounter the love of God..."

Apostle Paul: "...and now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

Jesus: "...whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."