TEARS TUESDAY

FACE OF LOVE

Milton Berle once quipped that "all the world loves a lover -- exceptpeople who are wait­ing to use the phone."
Love has many faces. The faces we see so often are ones of infatuationand romance. We speak of "falling in love" and feel, too, as if we arein free fall. But the face of love I appreciate the most is notromance, as much as I am drawn to it, but one I can always count on tobe there. It is the face of de­votion.
I see that face in the couple who were en­gag­ing in a dinner timedisagreement. To the chil­dren's amazement, their father jumped upfrom the table, grabbed two sheets of paper, and said to his wife,"Let's make a list of everything we don't like about each other."
She agreed and proceeded to write. He, meanwhile, sat and glowered.She looked up and he began to write. When she continued listingcom­plaints, he stared across the table at her. Again, when she lookedup he put pen to paper and contin­ued writing. He stopped to watchher, and every time she caught his eye, he wrote again.
They finally finished. "Let's exchange com­plaints," he said. Theygave each other their lists.
She glanced at his sheet and pleaded, "Give mine back!"
All down his sheet he had written: "I love you, I love you, I loveyou." Their children have always remembered that moment with humor andfondness.
As much as I enjoy romance, it's an un­wav­ering devotion that I needthe most. I need to know that love which says, "I will be with youthrough it all."It is a face which can often be seen on parents and grandparents, on spouses, and even on very good friends. And it is aface which, when I gaze closely enough, I can see in it something of the face of God.
If you haven't noticed that face lately, look closely. You might besurprised where you find it!