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OUR DAILY BREAD                       Thursday, June 30, 1994
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READ:  1 Corinthians 13

                      LEARNING HOW TO LOVE

              A new commandment I give to you,
              that you love one another, as I
              have loved you, that you also love
              one another.

                        - John 13:34


Tracey Morrow, who goes by the name of  Ice-T, delights in
his role as a controversial rap singer whose lyrics are
blasphemous and obscene.  Yet, inspired by a truce between
two  violent gangs in Los Angeles, the Crips and the Bloods,
he wrote a surprisingly sentimental song,  "Gotta  Lotta
Love."

Orphaned when young, and brought up by relatives who con-
sidered him a burden, Ice-T never experienced loving care.
"I first found the word love in a gang," he told an inter-
viewer. "I  learned how to love in a gang, not in a family
atmosphere."

No matter how little or how warped the love we may have
known in childhood, it is never too late for any of us to
learn how to love.  In God's sovereignty we may catch a
glimpse of love through some individual or a support group
(even a gang!).  But to learn the full meaning and reality
of  true love, because [Jesus] laid down His life for us" (1
John 3:16).  The death of Jesus, in all of its sacrificial
unselfishness, discloses the heights and depths of love.

We will know better how to show love when we think of how
much  Christ loves us, and when we trust Him as our Savior
and Lord.

Author:  Vernon C. Grounds

        Unfailing is Christ's matchless love,
        So kind, so pure, so true;
        And those who come to know that love
        Show love in all they do.

                                - Dennis J. De Haan

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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We learn the true meaning of love
   when we look at how much Christ loved us.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Amos 7-9

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