It’s hard to love people closest to me. Sometimes I’d rather fight a war for someone than give them a hug. I just read a quote by Mother Teresa, and I can’t stop thinking about it: “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.”

About a year ago I read about a man who had ferocious love. I don’t even remember who he was or where I read it. I just never knew that you could have a ferocious love.

“You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them.”