"Membership in the family of God is neither inconsequential or something to be casually ignored. The church is God's agenda for the world. Jesus said, "I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it." The church is indestructable and will exist for eternity. It will outlive this universe, and so will your role in it."
- Rick Warren
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.[H/T The Inklings]
- C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
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2. Shrode
- 06/03/2010 4:38 pm CDT
Great quote.
And a great book. One every Christian should read, I think. It has influenced my thinking a great deal. Possibly more than any other single work of Lewis'.
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Ran across this quote yesterday in a book. So weird to see it here this morning.