The Woman At The Well

God uses His authority to love us to goodness. Love is never negative; 

it doesn't demand; it simply is. An obligation is not a task to be done; it is a labor of love, a prologue to joy.

All of us have some power or authority over another: a mother tells one of her children, "You are in charge." When we are tempted to think of our dignity, our prestige, our rights, our desires, our self-prominence, then we are no longer, “one of the little ones." When we walk alone, we are bound to stumble, to grope, to go the wrong way. When we take up the yoke of Christ, we have our guide to safety, peace; our service to others becomes a joy, not an obligation.
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