Love, the Fulfillment of the Law God has made us members one of another; that he has implanted in our nature, together with the instinct of self-preservation, certain affections towards others; that Gods intention is thus plainly indicated in our constitution; and that experience shows that to make self the sole factor in our consideration is to split the ties of society, and ultimately to ruin our own welfare and enjoyment. Congregation, not segregation, is the law of human life. Nevertheless, even this conviction, I ought to pay respect to my neighbor’s interests and needs, may stop far short of that proper care for others which the perfect law expects. The house of duty is a dark temple if unlit by the Shechinah, the Divine Presence of God’s love. Obligation may lead some citizens to pay the taxes claimed; it never suggests willing offers of further help to the corporation to which they belong. Obligation (duty) draws rigid lines, examines each article of a bond for fear of excess. Love delights in all extra occasions of service. Duty is cool and calculating; love rises to boiling pitch, and its energy longs for work, like the pressure of steam. Duty moves with measured tread; love runs upon its errands, takes pleasure in obedience, whereas duty is glad when the business is accomplished. The law of obligation is a huge skeleton; love clothes it with flesh and muscle, endues it with life and beauty
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