MUTUAL BENEFITS IN LOVE

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There is no way to exclude self-interest from love, for self-interest is not the same as selfishness. Selfishness seeks its own private happiness at the expense of others.

Christlike love seeks its happiness in the happiness of others — not at their expense.

This is how Christ loved us, and this is how he calls us to love one another.

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