““The deepest urge in The deepest urge in every human heart is every human heart is to be in relationship to be in relationship with someone who with someone who

absolutely delights in absolutely delights in us.”us.”

~ Larry Crabb, ~ Larry Crabb, PsychologistPsychologist

““All you need is love.”All you need is love.”

~ The Beatles~ The Beatles

““Love is all you need.”Love is all you need.”

~ The Beetles~ The Beetles

““What’s love got to do What’s love got to do with it? It’s just a with it? It’s just a

secondhand emotion.”secondhand emotion.”

~ Tina Turner~ Tina Turner

““What is love, What is love, anyway? anyway?

Does anybody love Does anybody love anybody anyway?”anybody anyway?”

~ Howard Jones~ Howard Jones

““Young people are Young people are cynical about love. cynical about love.

Ultimately, cynicism is Ultimately, cynicism is the great mask of the the great mask of the

disappointed and disappointed and betrayed heart.”betrayed heart.”

~ Bell Hooks, Poet & ~ Bell Hooks, Poet & AuthorAuthor

““Love is too large, too Love is too large, too deep ever to be truly deep ever to be truly

understood or understood or measured or limited measured or limited

within the framework within the framework of words.”of words.”

~ M. Scott Peck, ~ M. Scott Peck, PsychiatristPsychiatrist

““Love doesn’t really Love doesn’t really make the world go make the world go

round. It just makes round. It just makes people dizzy so it looks people dizzy so it looks

like it.”like it.”

~ Martha Lupton~ Martha Lupton

““Everyone admits that Everyone admits that love is wonderful and love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one necessary, yet no one

can agree on what it is.”can agree on what it is.”

~ Diane Ackerman, ~ Diane Ackerman, HistorianHistorian

““Of all the Of all the misconceptions about misconceptions about love the most powerful love the most powerful

and pervasive is the and pervasive is the belief that ‘falling in love’ belief that ‘falling in love’ is love or at least one of is love or at least one of

the manifestations of the manifestations of love.”love.”

~ M. Scott Peck, ~ M. Scott Peck, PsychiatristPsychiatrist

““The course of true The course of true love never did run love never did run

smooth.”smooth.”

~ William Shakespeare~ William Shakespeare

““The myth of romantic love is a The myth of romantic love is a dreadful lie. As a psychiatrist I dreadful lie. As a psychiatrist I weep in my heart almost daily weep in my heart almost daily for the ghastly confusion and for the ghastly confusion and

suffering that this myth fosters. suffering that this myth fosters. Millions of people waste vast Millions of people waste vast

amounts of energy desperately amounts of energy desperately and futilely attempting to make and futilely attempting to make

the reality of their lives the reality of their lives conform to the unreality of the conform to the unreality of the

myth.”myth.”

~ M. Scott Peck, Psychiatrist~ M. Scott Peck, Psychiatrist

““Since love is not a thing, it Since love is not a thing, it is not lost when given. You is not lost when given. You

can offer your love can offer your love completely to hundreds of completely to hundreds of people and still retain the people and still retain the

same love you had same love you had originally. It is like originally. It is like

knowledge. The wise man knowledge. The wise man can teach all he knows and can teach all he knows and when he’s through he’ll still when he’s through he’ll still

know all that he has taught.”know all that he has taught.”~ Leo Buscaglia~ Leo Buscaglia

““The simple but The simple but observable fact is that observable fact is that the more you love, the the more you love, the more you are able to more you are able to

love.”love.”

~ Dr. Joyce Brothers~ Dr. Joyce Brothers

““For one human being to For one human being to love another human love another human

being: that is perhaps the being: that is perhaps the most difficult task that most difficult task that

has been entrusted to us, has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task, the the ultimate task, the

final test and proof, the final test and proof, the work for which all other work for which all other

work is merely work is merely preparation.”preparation.”

~ Rainer Maria Rilke~ Rainer Maria Rilke

“ “Relationship is the Relationship is the core core

of reality.”of reality.”

~ Dr. Dan B. Allender, ~ Dr. Dan B. Allender, PsychologistPsychologist

““Love is an act of faith, Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little and whoever is of little

faith is also of little faith is also of little love.”love.”

~ Eric Fromm, ~ Eric Fromm, PsychologistPsychologist

““Love is the key to the Love is the key to the solution of the solution of the

problems of the problems of the world.”world.”

~ Martin Luther King, ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.Jr.

““If love is the answer, If love is the answer, could you please could you please

rephrase the rephrase the question?”question?”

~ Lily Tomlin, ~ Lily Tomlin, ComedianComedian

““Man must evolve for all Man must evolve for all human conflict a method human conflict a method which rejects revenge, which rejects revenge,

aggression and aggression and retaliation. The retaliation. The

foundation of such a foundation of such a method is love.”method is love.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

““I do not have a I do not have a category for people I category for people I

cannot love. cannot love. The moment I allow The moment I allow such a category, I such a category, I

inhibit my own inhibit my own freedom.”freedom.”

~ Mike Mason~ Mike Mason

““Love sought is good,Love sought is good,But giv’n unsought is But giv’n unsought is

better.”better.”

~ William Shakespeare~ William Shakespeare

““I don’t want to live – I don’t want to live – I want to love first, I want to love first,

and live incidentally.”and live incidentally.”

~ Zelda Fitzgerald~ Zelda Fitzgerald

““God is love. Those who live God is love. Those who live in love live in God, and God in in love live in God, and God in

them.”them.”

~ 1 John 4:16 (NIV)~ 1 John 4:16 (NIV)

““BAIT & SWITCH”BAIT & SWITCH”

The BaitThe Bait = = The The wordword “love”. “love”.

The SwitchThe Switch = = romance, passion, desire, romance, passion, desire,

attraction, infatuation, lust, attraction, infatuation, lust, seduction, etc.seduction, etc.

““BAIT & SWITCH”BAIT & SWITCH”

The BaitThe Bait = = The The wordword “love”. “love”.

The SwitchThe Switch = = romance, passion, desire, romance, passion, desire,

attraction, infatuation, lust, attraction, infatuation, lust, seduction, etc.seduction, etc.

““Whoever does not love Whoever does not love does not know God, does not know God,

because God is love.”because God is love.”

~ 1 John 4:8 (TNIV)~ 1 John 4:8 (TNIV)

Love is as love does…Love is as love does…

Love is not doing what Love is not doing what makes you feel good, but makes you feel good, but

doing what IS good, in doing what IS good, in spite of how you feel.spite of how you feel.

Love is as love does…Love is as love does…

Love is not doing what Love is not doing what makes you feel good, but makes you feel good, but

doing what IS good, in doing what IS good, in spite of how you feel.spite of how you feel.

One BridgeOne Bridge

One SurveyOne Survey

One Phone #One Phone #

Amazing ResultsAmazing Results

““A new command I give you: A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love loved you, so you must love

one another. By this everyone one another. By this everyone will know that you are my will know that you are my disciples, if you love one disciples, if you love one

another.”another.”~ John 13:34-35 (TNIV)~ John 13:34-35 (TNIV)

““Greater love has no one than Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for this, to lay down one’s life for

one’s friends.”one’s friends.”

~ John 15:13 (TNIV)~ John 15:13 (TNIV)

““But God demonstrates his But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: own love for us in this:

While we were still sinners, While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”Christ died for us.”

~ Romans 5:8 (TNIV)~ Romans 5:8 (TNIV)