RESPONDING LOVE

When love becomes stronger than who you are,

And shadows in you are chased away far,

From your heart in pain, yet gently caressed

By the arms of love, it becomes so blessed 

That it takes in full, humanity's state,

How can the lowly with such love relate?

Yet love’s touch, it cannot be qualified,

Neither can it with works be quantified;

So as my heart learns love’s unbounded way,

It must, in flesh, such untamed love display.

To give, or receive, it comes from above,

Since God is our source of His perfect love.

 

When love steals my heart with ‘passion-full’ plea,

I receive Jesus, and must die to me.

I receive His abounding, boundless love,

In your love, that does not my pains dissolve,

But love that dares hold me even closer,

Drawing me to you, in unchained measure;

How can I respond to love’s embraces?

In different ways, by such different faces?

You’re teaching me to accept what is true,      

With a heart full of love, I say, ‘Thank You.’

                                            

Amen!