Article August 29, 1977 Issue

Needed: More Love

CLARA HAGENLOCHER

It is unfortunate that Christians, whose self-proclaimed way of life is based on love for God and man, should often find themselves at variance with one another, disregarding the demands of God's law of love. John asks in an epistle, "He that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?"^{I John 4:20;}

Love is one of God's qualities. It dissolves frozen channels of selfishness, doubt, fear. It flows freely from its divine source, melting worldly resistance through God's boundless grace.

How can people harmonize difficult relations with others without sacrificing their own integrity and without feeling hypocritical? They may rationalize or philosophize about discordant conditions in order to feel less disturbed. But these approaches fall far short of genuine healing.

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