John Lennon from the English rock band, the Beatles, wrote the song "All You Need is Love." The single was released in July of 1967 and became a number one song in the Billboard Chart at the time. In the song, he said "Nothing you can make that can't be made. No one you can save that can't be saved. All you need is love. Love is all you need." This theme resonated 55 years ago. Today, it is as relevant as it was then. There are a lot of people hurting around us. Many never say a word. Some people put up a happy front to hide the pain inside. Some people are mean because that's all they could do to cope. Some people simply have no one to turn to, and the only option left is to give up. If we want to make this world a better place to live in, maybe love is all we need. If we want to make a difference in a person's life, maybe love is what we need to give. Love is that one investment in life that multiplies only when you give it away. This is truly one of life's greatest ironies. If we want our emotional bank to be full, the most cost-efficient thing to do is to love more. We need to love more deeply and more freely. There are endless opportunities around us. We just need to be more sensitive. If we don't look for it, we may not find it. The act does not have to be big. We don't need to travel to far flung places to find someone to love. We don't need to raise a million dollars to donate to make a difference. It's that co-worker whose elderly mom is sick, and she is worried about losing her and her job. It's that opponent across you on the tennis court who was rude because he is tired of losing on the court and in life. It's that waitress at the restaurant who gave you less than 5-star service because her mind was preoccupied raising her child as a single mom. It's that friend who remains single and pushes you away because he didn't want to be reminded of being alone when he watches you lead a "normal" life with your wife and kids. It's that person who feels ostracized by society because they don't look like you, eat the same food as you, love like you, or sound like you when they speak. It's that person you know whose son is a drug addict who withdraws from you because she is ashamed, and at the same time, worried to death that her son might overdose. It's that neighbor who can't bring their trash bin back in because their child is sick in the hospital and has been for months. It's that young widow who feels less worthy because she is alone and does not attend school functions with a man in tow. It's that person who never feels well because she has an unknown illness that none of her doctors can figure out. It could be your puppy who waits for you all day to come home and rub her belly. You must have encountered one of these at some point in your life. It is easy to love those who love us back or loved us first. It is easy to love those who are lovable. But these people who are not easy to love are the ones who need it most. In Luke 6:32 in the gospel, Jesus said, "If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them!" He followed up in Luke 6:35-36, "Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for He is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate." Join me in challenging ourselves, to consciously find at least one person to love each day by showing them some random act of kindness.