weenie

There was a hot dog commercial in which little children sang: “Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener. That is what I truly want to be. For if I were an Oscar Mayer wiener, then everyone would be in love with me.” How many people today want so desperately to be loved that they’re be willing to be a weenie if that’s what it takes? How many people want so desperately to be loved that they degrade themselves, humiliate themselves, disgrace themselves? What does that say about our need to love and be loved? And what will it take for us to understand that it’s only when we open ourselves to the unconditional gift of God’s love that we’re be able to give and receive love freely in the depths of our souls?