“… if you let life go, reckless in love,
you will have it forever.” John 12:25
Be reckless in your love and you will have it forever, real and eternal. When a group with whom I worked discussed the concept of abandon, all but one of us interpreted it as loss. Someone or something had been abandoned. The one exception among us saw it as gain. She sought to live with abandon; for her it was a life goal.
I think this is what “be reckless in your love” means. Do not withhold love for fear of loss. Bask in the glory of love; give God his glory. Risk loving; love the lovable and the unlovable equally. Reach out with love for in doing so is to sow the seeds of joy in others. Loss is only a temporary condition; risk losing. The loss of people in life will be regained, and the joy of their presence outgains any loss. Take a risk and be reckless in love. Live with abandon.
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