Active Love

So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Mt.7:12

Jesus finishes his massive Sermon on the Mount with the "Golden Rule" that encapsulates everything he said.  Love others as you wish to be loved.

When acknowledging that all people are made in God's image, loving others also means I'm loving God. But wait, there's more! When I love others as I love myself I am actually loving myself as well. 

Jesus is talking about active love here, not sentimental love which I am prone to. Sentimental love only leaves my thoughts when it believes it will have an audience and be admired. Active love rolls up its sleeves and says, "Stuff it! I'm going to love anyway." 

Jesus, you are calling me to "do" my love to others. Help my love move from the sentimental to the active for those I meet today.