Love me Love me Not!

The second commandment given by Jesus has been high on my radar the last few weeks. My heart cries out to all those who feel like misfits, who feel un-wanted or unaccepted in their current place in life. I have felt that way often in my life. Are we unaccepted? Yes, we are and have been. All of us have at some time or another felt that way. Jesus says, "Love God and love people". I think he meant the one true living God and all people. Many people say they don't believe in God. Others say the believe and then don't work on knowing what they believe or who they believe. If our friends and the people we know don't believe the same things we believe or don't act the way we think they should, how are we going to be able to accept and love them? Are we just to be tolerant? How will this ever work? Some will say, see I told you so, don't believe that stuff. Sorry, I can't seem to help myself anymore than you can help yourself. I know some of you don't believe or read he Bible. But, I think most of you know about the story of Cain and Able. This may be the first example of the problem that faces those who have faith and believe in God. Why did Cain kill Able? Why were Cain and Able unable to love and accept each other? What happened and why did God give us this story? What or who made Cain and Able the way they were? Did those brothers pick their positions? Or, was that just the way it was? How does this story affect you and I today? I can tell you I love you but, I can't make you love me. Likewise, you can love me but you cannot make me love you. And yet, God says we are to love each other. No matter what?! Examples of how this is or is not working abound. We all have them. Would you like this to be true? Would you like to live in a place where everyone loves you? Or, do you think I'm smoking something? I would like to be there. I would like to do my part. This is hard. I'm still reading through the Tyndale Bible every year. Today is March 23. The readings are from: Numbers 36:1-Dueteronomy 1:46 Luke:5:29-6:11 Psalm 66:1-20 Proverbs 11:24-26 When or if you read these sections, think about the question of loving people. Do we need to love God in order to love people? Who are you? Where did you come from? Why are you here? Where are you going? Are these question important or relevant? Thanks for reading and thinking about it with me!