Be still for a moment and immerse yourself in love. What is love?
Ask yourself this question a thousand times, and you'll realize you can't define it. Some say it's a feeling, but feeling comes from the senses; it's as if love could be felt with the senses. It doesn't make sense. So, what is love? We can't define it because there are no words that can. We might think it's a combination of joy and peace, but that falls short.
In ancient biblical writings, different words were used for different kinds of love. The Hebrews used Ahava for unconditional and covenantal love; Jessed for loyal and merciful love; and Dod for romantic and merciful love.
The Greeks used the word Agape, which is supreme, unconditional, and sacrificial love. Phileo referred to brotherly love, deep or affectionate love for a friend; Storge is the natural, familial love or affection, and Eros is romantic, passionate love or sexual attraction.
It's as if there were different kinds of love. Then, as always, when writing the Bible, man removed all the different names and called them all "love." Therefore, the Bible differs from its original writings, and the ego, as usual, believed that the best thing to do was to remove all those words and replace them with "love." The thing is, words are symbols of symbols, and often they don't reflect the idea one has and wants to convey; that's why different words were used.
But God didn't create different kinds of love. He created Love. He is Love, and Love is one. We return to the initial question: What is Love? It is that which encompasses everything, that's true, but even so, we can't fully define it. Nothing that God created can be defined or given meaning, because He is meaning itself. He is all-encompassing love. And that which encompasses everything has no opposites. On Earth, fear would be its opposite, speaking of love in lowercase. A Course in Miracles tells you: love is far beyond what can be taught. But we can clear the obstacles that prevent us from experiencing the presence of love, which is your natural inheritance.
What is Love?