Bishop Steven Charleston, quoted by Brian McLaren in Life After Doom:
…Sometimes, in this troubled world of ours, we forget that love is all around us. We imagine the worst of other people and withdraw into our own shells. But try this simple test: Stand still in any crowded place and watch the people around you. Within a very short time, you will begin to see love, and you will see it over and over and over. A young mother talking to her child, a couple laughing together as they walk by, an older man holding the door for a stranger - small signs of love are everywhere. The more you look, the more you will see. Love is literally everywhere. We are surrounded by love.
