Love should not be relegated to mere theology, with all of its pomp and religious bravado. Love is a way of living – a style of transaction amongst souls hungry for something beyond the day to day. Love is a reckless kindness that shocks the heart back to life. Love is both costly and free. Love is like the wind blowing sweetly across the earth, dancing with glorious song. Love is a daily embrace that feeds the starving child. (78)
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