Love has a hem to her garment that reaches to the very dust. It sweeps the stains from the streets and lanes, and because it can, it must.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love reaches the lowest and dirtiest places to clean them.
- In plain terms
- Love goes to the streets and fixes problems no one else will.
- What can you take from it?
- Love demands action in the hardest places.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does love need to go today?
- What stains does your community have?
Another view
Love without resources cannot fix systemic issues.
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