Let me ask you something: At what point do we stop? At what point do we stop making fun of others? At what point do we stop ridiculing the "others?" At what point do we stop making the snide comments on Facebook? At what point do we stop making little marks by names on boards/ pieces of paper? At what point do we continue to point out what we don't like about someone? At what point do we stop? At what point do we stop hating so much?

When did we get to this place of spreading hate around like it is the sweet icing on top of the cupcake?

When in reality it is like a cup of french fries with 3 times too much vinegar.

I keep looking around me and I see a sea of hurting hearts and hurting souls. A sea of broken people. I see people who are trying to do the best that they can in this cruel world. Sometimes they come up short and other times they just make ends meet. Either way, they are doing the best that they can. And that my friend, that is more than what a lot of people can say.

I see kids making fun of other kids because they are not wearing Hollister (or whatever the "cool" brand is now). They are 10! 10-year-olds are not supposed to hate so much. I am seeing college students with value conflicts that result in petty bullying. I am seeing mommas scrutinize other mommas for not using this brand of diapers and not breastfeeding. I am seeing dads judge other dads for letting their son take dance lessons or letting their daughter play football.

I am seeing churches bash other churches because they are not part of the same denomination and one church believes that they should sing contemporary music and the other only believes in singing the psalms acapella.

I look around me and all I see is hate.

And I wonder, how did we even get here? Who taught us to hate others so much and why? Because you cannot gain hate, you can only have the absence of love. How did we lose so much love?

I don't have any wise answers for you. I don't have any easy or quick solutions. I just want to challenge you to start fighting for love again.