darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - mlk jr.
love. only love has the power to drive out hate, darkness, cruelty. honestly? it's hard to put these feelings into words. i don't want to put these feelings into words because frankly, it shouldn't even be a reality. i'm going to be real here for a minute. this violence and hatred? it gets you nowhere at the end of the day. you're still, if not even more, divided than when you began. love is what brings people together. loving, as jesus first loved us, and asks us to love each other in return, is how we are taught. ingrained in us as small children, we are not taught to fight back when someone harms us. that love teaches us to turn the other cheek, forgive them for what they did, showing them love every step of the way. not hate. brothers and sisters in christ, it may seem like there is not much you can do. trust me, i feel the same way. but i know, now more than ever, that there is so much more that you can do than you might think. this is for certain ... love goes a long way. jesus showed us that time and time again in the bible. and love? certainly gets you much further than hate. "dear friends, since god so loved us, we also ought to love one another." 1 john 4:11 "but love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting anything in return. then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the most high, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked." luke 6:35
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