Love is action
<p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="Lord">Lord</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>!" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Tears">Tears</span> <span word="clouded">clouded</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ourlaundry">ourlaundry</span> <span word="room">room</span>（洗衣间）.<span word="Clenched">Clenched</span>（紧握的）<span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="stepson">stepson</span>, <span word="Brett">Brett</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vomitstains">vomitstains</span>（污点）<span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drunkenbinge">drunkenbinge</span>（狂欢，放纵）.</p><p><span word="Exhausted">Exhausted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="Brett">Brett</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ruined">ruined</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>; <span word="hisbedcovers">hisbedcovers</span>（床罩）<span word="were">were</span> <span word="torn">torn</span>. <span word="Numerous">Numerous</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="Brett">Brett</span> <span word="hadinflicted">hadinflicted</span>（遭受，给予）<span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Brett">Brett</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="commandment">commandment</span>, "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>," <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Brett">Brett</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="stepson">stepson</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span>?</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brett">Brett</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="churning">churning</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Lord">Lord</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knelt">knelt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="him">him</span>!"</p><p><span word="Chest">Chest</span> <span word="heaving">heaving</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="despair">despair</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="tenderly">tenderly</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span>. <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> 25:35-40 <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>---<span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>' <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span>, <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="clothe">clothe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="naked">naked</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="Him">Him</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="Act">Act</span>. <span word="Meet">Meet</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Me">Me</span>."</p>
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