There is such a love, a love that creates value in what is loved. Ther…

John Ortberg
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There is such a love, a love that creates value in what is loved. There is a love that turns rag dolls into priceless treasures. There is a love that fastens itself onto ragged little creatures, for reasons that no one could ever quite figure out, and makes them precious and valued beyond calculation. This is love beyond reason. This is the love of God.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return. ✨ John Ortberg (2001). Love Beyond Reason: Moving God's Love from Your Head to Your Heart, p.24, Harper Collins
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be. ✨ … ▶
We'd like to be humble...but what if no one notices? ✨ John Ortberg (1997). The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, p.173, Harper Collins
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