THE WILL TO LOVE - Vital Christianity

26HOW DO I LEARN TO LOVE?1 John 4:7-10,19What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet LoveWhat the world needs now is love, sweet loveIt's the only thing that there's just too little ofWhat the world needs now is love, sweet love,No not just for some but for everyone.Lord, we don't need another mountain,There are mountains and hillsides enough to climbThere are oceans and rivers enough to cross,Enough to last till the end of time.What the world needs now is love, sweet loveIt's the only thing that there's just too little ofWhat the world needs now is love, sweet love,No, not just for some but for everyone.Lord, we don't need another meadowThere are cornfields and wheat fields enough to growThere are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shineOh listen, lord, if you want to know.What the world needs now is love, sweet loveIt's the only thing that there's just too little ofWhat the world needs now is love, sweet love,No, not just for some but for everyone.No, not just for some, oh, but just for everyone.--Jackie deShannonIs Jackie deShannon, the songwriter, right? Is love what the world needs now?Definitely!The most important lesson Jesus taught us about God is about how much God loves thepeople He made. He took little children on His knee and blessed them. The disciples protested,but Jesus rebuked them and showed them how much He loved the little children. These lessonsin love pop up from almost every page of the gospel stories. But nowhere do we see God’s lovemore clearly, nowhere does it stand out so boldly, as in the story of the cross.