By Sheila Dougal2023-02-27T12:19:22.833
I sat in church alone, which has been the case for 30 married years. My pastor made a statement about how we often think we love someone because they make us feel good. “But that’s not love,” he said. “Love is sacrifice.” ‘Amen’s rose in my soul, because I knew his statement to be true.
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