But thou, through good and evil, praise and blame,
Wilt not thou love me for myself alone?
Yes, thou wilt love me with exceeding love,
And I will tenfold all that love repay;
Still smiling, though the tender may reprove,
Still faithful, though the trusted may betray.
~Thomas Babington Macaulay
Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our Peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that He might create in Himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. And He came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through Him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in Whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
~ paul, The Least of The Apostles, in Ephesians 2
Oh beloved, it is true. There are people in our lives that are dear, and for whose love we pay dearly. It is often, that those, who are closest to us, will hurt us most deeply. It is the people to whom we have opened our hearts, that will often take the worst advantage.
So they (we) will…
Lie
Cheat
Steal
Obfuscate
Hide
Abandon
Shift shape
Recklessly mispeak
and Betray nearly anyone.
Why?
Why this is, is difficult to understand. Excuses can be made, but none of them really make any sense. However, it does seem that anything which comes out of their (or our own) mouths really only cancels out to fear and selfishness. “I didn’t tell you, because I did not want to hurt you,” really means: “the inconvenience of speaking truth to you made me afraid – and you are not worth the sacrifice.” “I didn’t mean anything by it,” really means “you are not the primary focus of my interests.”
Mercy
Forgiveness
Love
