Default to love

default
verb
definition 2
the program will default to its own style
REVERT;
select automatically

default to love
when the world becomes too much
when all the rules get you tangled up
and the shoulda woulda couldas
get the best of you

default to love
when you are overwhelmed
when the going gets tough
and you try
and you try
but you just can't
MAKE yourself

default to love
when you want to hurt someone
or lash out
or get revenge
or you just wish they would disappear
or move to Guam
somewhere other than here

default to love
when you are weary
and broken
shattered
tired
all together hopeless
unresponsive
detached

default to love
because God is love
because it is the greatest of these
because it simplifies the mission
and grounds us
plants us within the plan
and again
we are rebooted
reborn

love

it can be
that simple
if we default to it.

~C




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