see where love leads you

that bumper sticker phrase: 
"GOD hates the sin, loves the sinner" 
is a shallow and flawed statement 
luring some to believe 
they have the mind of GOD
and the power to act as GOD. 

GOD understands every nuance of sin 
and GOD's love without condition creates 
the reality of wholeness and peace
we long for 
and GOD intended 
from the very 
first breaths of creation.

GOD loves. 
GOD does not hate

sin is not one dimensional
love is not one dimensional 

GOD understands every
nuance of sin
GOD understands the fear
pain
shame
short
     sighted
                ness
hard 
      headed
                ness
of our humanity.

GOD understands every
nuance of brokenness
denial
addiction
pretension 
prejudice 
and our ever
so quick eagerness
to define
limit
push away 
and
unwillingness
and inability 
to listen 
to each other

GOD longs
for us to listen 
to each other.

GOD does not hate us to salvation....
GOD loves us to salvation. 

when we live deeper into God's love 
then we know more deeply 
what it means to love 
and be loved. 

love embraces
love heals
love listens 
love endures
love understands

love...
concentrate on loving others 
without condition as best you can. 
see where it leads you 
and see what it teaches you about Gods love.


love does not push away.