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A Counter Terrorist Plot
by Tim D LivingstonThe battle lines are clearly divided.
The culture wars continue to escalate.
The world melting pot is heating to a boiling point
and spilling over.
What will it take?
Tolerance? No. Tolerance has its limits.
Coexist? No. You can't teach it to extremists.
Love? Yes. The worst of evils can change when Love invades.
What is Love really?
Flaky? No. Love always perseveres.
Soft? No. Love must be willing to fall on its own sword.
Violent? Yes. Love is a weapon of mass construction.
A terrorist has it easy.
Hatred is blind. Anyone can pull a trigger
and push the button of a detonator.
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Consider Love in different terms:
Dangerous, Daring, Aggressive,
Hostile, Offensive, Uncomfortable,
Awkward, Inconvenient, Unsettling,
Angry.
Love is no doormat.
Balance Love always with:
Knowledge, Wisdom, Understanding,
Counsel, Fear of the Lord, Compassion,
Power.
Without these Love is impotent.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Cross the divides between picket lines.
Engage the other side.
Embrace the other side.
If it were easy it wouldn't be Love.
08/16/2010 Author's Note: Co-Author, Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
Posted on 08/17/2010
Copyright © 2024 Tim D Livingston
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 08/17/10 at 10:47 AM ...coauthor! you're in good company, he was once onerous 'til Love conquered. you speak quite roughly of love and that's where the Tough Love concept comes from...loving is tough, the hardest thing to climb, no Everest, that's a hill compared to the full use of Love, we try, but our Ego gets in the way. a good write, tim. peace.
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| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 08/17/10 at 06:18 PM Loved the author's note about the Co-author. This poem is spot on. Thank you. |
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