Hummm...thinking out loud....

I have met lots of people along this "jouney" of life. Some people have been friends at church, or school, or friends of my children or simply acquaintances and a "hello" here and there. I have a new favorite scripture that tells me how to treat the people I meet on my journey. "You have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. (1 Peter 1:22) Well, now, that isn't always easy because in order to do that....we have to put our heart "out there" so to speak. Our heart is easily hurt and we guard it so carefully. Can we really love others deeply, sacrificially, without thought for ourselves? Is it possible? We have the Perfect example...but can we really love deeply our brothers? Will we be misunderstood? Will we be hurt?

"Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." (Eleanor Roosevelt)