Over the years, I've discovered that I have a brother named Joy. As I've become familiar with Joy, I also noticed that he apparently has a twin...whose name is Longing.
Later I met Longing's siblings, Temptation and Purity. Temptation, like Cain, always tries to kill Longing, while Purity, who loves Longing, introduces me to more members of our family, who sprout like many branches into a great family tree. Joy seems to know all about the roots of our family and loves to lead the way, encouraging Purity because he knows how big, fulfilling, and wonderful Longing can lead to in our real family life together.
Because of Joy and Longing, I now love my family, all of you, like my Father. I'm guessing you know his name by now, too - Love.
Like me, I'm guessing some of you saw these siblings again as well last night, or perhaps today, in the aftermath of celebration. Joy and Longing seem to hang out together, a lot of the time. Longing (whose nickname is sometimes, Ache) seems to be welcoming me to wait for the rest of family to grow, so we can all go home together some day.
