Love's Letter to Hate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7xUZkKd58c
               (The Ballad of Love and Hate...Avett Brothers)

I love this song by the Avett Brothers.  It's interesting to ponder the relationship that Love has with Hate.  Love is writing to Hate, saying she's coming back and can't wait to see him.  There's a part where they talk about Love flying above and the feeling one gets from her and when she comes down...then they talk about Hate meeting strangers on the street and greeting each one.  Love spreads a feeling of joy and hope and starts relationships with those she comes in contact with.  Hate weedles into those who pass by and moves on...

What I love most is where Love finally sees Hate and offers nothing but forgiveness and herself.  Hate is angry and drunk, but when he sees Love, he falls at her feet.  It's interesting...Love and Hate run parallel to one another, they're just going in opposite directions.

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Love is waiting for Hate to turn around and come back to her, so she can embrace him and give him hope.

Have you ever thought about how limited our perception of Love actually is.  We judge the level of Love that God has for us based on our own experiences...and frankly our own experiences of love are severely meager in comparison to the Love that is greater...the Love that created...the Love that died and overcame.  Real love brings hope and healing.  Real love is something that would bring tears to your eyes, merely because of it's beauty and the thought of losing it is devastating.

I once heard a speaker from XXX Church say, "You can't blame the dark for being dark when no one is willing to shine some light in the room."  So can you blame the hateful for being hateful when no one has been willing to love them?