Loving your neighbor...

2 weeks from today I will be in Neon, Kentucky. 12 hours away. Experiencing a different culture and a different way of living. Yesterday we had a meeting with everyone going on the different immersion trips and a speaker from one of the sites came to tell us of his life growing up, and what we should expect to see when we go. At the end of his talk he spoke of a love that these people have for us. We haven't even arrived, and they love us so dearly.
I can not help but remember the bible passage he read concerning this love. From 1John 4, but specifically John 4:19. "We love, because He first loved us."

He first loved me.
He still loves me.


I've been up for days,
Trying to find a way to write this confession down
Seems every line I writes amiss,
At least this I'll admit
For what I've done, I am not proud
But there's no need to pretend, no need for innocence
I've got to be honest now

My verdict has come in,
It says I'm guilty for my sins this time.
I thought I could escape,
But then I finally felt the weight,
Of my crimes.
This is passion, it's not love,
Infatuation never ends up right.
At least I won't be alone tonight.
'Cuz I don't want to be alone tonight.

The prosecution rests,
With convincing evidence.
It seems I've been deceived.
So now I stand alone and wait for the first stone,
To be cast upon me.

My verdict has come in,
It says I'm guilty for my sins this time.
I thought I could escape,
But then I finally felt the weight of my crimes.
This is passion, it's not love,
Infatuation never ends up right.
At least I won't be alone tonight.
'Cuz I don't want to be alone tonight.
If convicted, I will surely do my time.

At least I won't be alone tonight.
'Cuz I don't want to be alone tonight.