LOVE: the Cure for all “Deadly Sins” …

Lust desires to know pleasure & comfort for oneself.
LOVE only desires to bring Joy to others …
As such, LOVE soothes lust.

Gluttony soaks in superficial excess & ravenous consumptions. LOVE only wants to share all its excess with those in need …
As such, LOVE extinguishes gluttony.

Greed yearns for effortless ease & material wealth.
LOVE only strives to give to the downtrodden…
As such, LOVE dismisses greed.

Wrath craves revenge or control.
LOVE only seeks to forgive & to harmonize …
As such, LOVE neutralizes wrath.

Envy covets the riches & successes of others.
LOVE only pines for ALL to rejoice …
As such, LOVE calms envy.

Pride attempts to convert & convince the “ignorant”.
LOVE only wishes to empathize & encourage …
As such, LOVE neutralizes pride.

Sloth tries to make “love” a passive thought or a giddy feeling.
LOVE makes LOVE into a verb.
As such, LOVE shatters sloth.

We are all walking around in fleshly machines that are programmed to “sin” — bodies that are calibrated to repeatedly “miss the mark” by caring for self first and others later.

And yet we are ALL so much more than mere machines, and our ability to LOVE is what makes us so.

So, sinner … got LOVE?

Filed under: Wisdoms from the Journey by Scaughdt