...I used the same word to describe a piece of a dead animal, a stranger, and my flesh and blood. Something is wrong with love.

I know I can be just like my Volvo to others. There are things wrong. Internal pieces aren't running the way they should and so things which should work easily are painful and inconsistent. But instead of speaking to the issues directly...

God, having accomplished His great redemptive work, now invites the redeemed into the quest. Life and death, sacrifice and gain, pain and joy all wrapped together for those who embrace the quest and to use the words of Jesus, "Take up their cross and follow me."