Love does not Delight in Evil but Rejoices with the Truth
In my opinion, this part of the passage is more telling about the nature of evil than that of love. One way we can know something is by learning more about it’s opposite. Cold is the absence of heat. Darkness is the absence of light. Evil is the absence of love and truth.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 20, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/20/love-rejoices-with-the-truth/
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What would you grab if your home was on fire? It’s a common enough question and a good one to consider should anyone find themselves presented with such a dire situation. I had the opportunity to know my answer to that question. Earlier this year when I was staying at the YWCA shelter, a fire alarm went off early one morning. No drill was scheduled, so I had to assume this was the real deal.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 17, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/17/family-means-nobody-gets-left-behind/
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Love is not Self-Seeking
A love that is true doesn’t objectify their loved one. The ego is swept away by the power of love and two souls become one. “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) To love means to take someone or something as a part of yourself – to protect, honor, and respect it as you would your very self. The Buddha is quoted as saying, “When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily.”
Posted by Jacqueline on November 13, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/13/love-offers-forgiveness/
From First Corinthians Chapter Thirteen:
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 12, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/12/love-is-patient/
You traded your ship for me?
Posted by Jacqueline on November 12, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/12/how-they-fell-in-love/
Their relationship started off on shaky ground to say the least. Hook started by telling Emma and her comrades lies about his survival and Emma was immediately skeptical.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 12, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/12/a-romantic-love-story-for-our-modern-times/
I can feel her presence. She is always there, nibbling at the frayed edges of my mind. My most intimate and steadfast companion never leaving me behind. Rather, she is the one who jumps into play when others choose to abandon me. I would say she’s back – but truth be told, she never really left.
She exists for a reason and that reason is to protect me when it seems nobody else will. She has never failed me in that regard. Although her means are unorthodox and arguably unethical, she is always effective when it comes to protecting the fragility of my heart. She is not only allowed to feel anger, but she wields it as a warrior might carry a sword and shield. By contrast, I am not culturally allowed to feel or express my rage myself.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 11, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/11/feminine-anger/
Since its debut in the fall of 2011, I have been enamored with the ABC television series Once Upon A Time. That year was a time of personal transition and the show beautifully helped me through the difficulties I encountered.
In the pilot, we are introduced to our hero Emma Swan who appears in a doorway wearing a stunning red dress.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 9, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/09/the-best-love-story-for-our-modern-times/
I was prepared to write my own content on this subject, until I found the image I would use to go along with it on Bustle.
Writer Lea Rose Emery did a great job laying out the reasons, so I will simply list them here and you can follow the link if you want to read the full article.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 9, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/09/its-okay-to-not-be-friends-with-your-ex/
I don’t want to hurt him,
But I have to let him go.
His heart’s not mine to keep.
His path is not mine to follow.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 8, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/08/in-some-other-life/
Just One Take 