Saturday, May 24, 2008

Episode 10 - War Stories

Wash is jealous of Zoe's relationship with Mal. He insists on going with Mal to make a deal and they are kidnapped by Niska's men. Niska tortures them. Zoe goes into save them and must choose one. She chooses her husband, Wash. The crew does all they can to save Mal.

Love is not Jealous. Jealousy in relationships pops up when one partner is insecure about the love of the other. There is doubt and uncertainty which wheedles its way into one's psyche and the troubling effects of jealousy spin out of control. Decisions are made, words are said not in love but in fear. There is a fear of losing and of being left can cause a desperate man or woman to manipulate, control, threaten, and even abuse the one they "love" to keep them. I hate jealousy and all the pain it causes. In the Bible there is a passage, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 that is heard at many weddings. It says:
Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, love is not pompous, does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.

Love is not fear. Love is greater than our fear and worries. If that is not your experience, then it is not love.

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