when men and women of the Christian community are given responsibility for telling one another that God loves them, that he commanded every one of us to love one another—“as yourself”!—and when we assume responsibility for giving guidance and instruction in the life of love, we know we have no easy task. In fact, it is difficult to imagine a more formidable, seemingly impossible task. Because of the enormous importance love has for the way we live, it is important to get it right. We need to listen attentively to every conversation, read discerningly every book, if we hope ever to discern the
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