The story, with this one detail changed, becomes a different story. It is a story that tells how to stop a parade. The point of this meditation is quite simple. The Lord still has needs, and he makes the request of you and me. The Lord needs Christian lovers.
Love is an overused word in our day, but it is a good word nonetheless.
But we let's stop using it as a noun. It is also a verb. Love is active. And the love that God has need of is an active love that reaches out. The love that God needs from you and me is a love that is willing to enter the cities, the towns, the countryside bringing a message of Good News.