A second gospel story, found in John 8, is that of a woman caught in adultery, dragged before Jesus, exposed, and encircled by a condemning mob who wanted to frame Jesus with her sin.
She was someone who wished to be, and longed to be, loved. She longed for significance through love.
Most people who make fools of themselves sexually or who destroy themselves with bad choices in relationships do so because they want love and desire to be loved.
How many of us haven't been fools for love at some point? How many of us haven't done something embarrassing, longing to be connected to another, in the circle, appreciated, touched, known?
Jesus was able to disburse the condemning crowd that had brought the adulterous woman with this penetrating response: "The one who is without sin may throw the first stone."
Do you know why we long to be loved? Because God created us to be loved from the very beginning.
Monday, August 18, 2008
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