NEEDED NOW: FIERCE LOVE

FIERCE LOVE - What is it?

LOVE is considered soft by some people. And, in fact, love does have a soft side. But love is not weak. Like water, love can be gentle, comforting, soothing, healing, nourishing, and life-giving. But consider how the strength and steady power of water can wear down stones and carve canyons in massive rocks. The strength and steady power of love can overcome the hardness of hate. I think we underestimate love.

Right now we need love, FIERCE LOVE. What is FIERCE LOVE? It’s love that demonstrates its backbone. It’s love that is sure and steady, committed and courageous, but not combative. FIERCE LOVE is passionate and persistent about preserving and protecting what is good, true, and just. FIERCE LOVE honors the dignity of all people and defends rights. Yes. FIERCE LOVE is needed now, and we all have it within us. We just have to reach within for it with sincerity and gratitude. We have to cultivate it, nurture it, remember to call upon it every day, and use it throughout the day. I believe we must. Surely, we must not meet hate with hate. We must not feel helpless or doomed. One by one by one, holding high ideals and vision of harmony, our power is enormous. And, with FIERCE LOVE, goodness, reason, freedom, and justice will triumph.