Meditation – February 2012
We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
Turn thoughts to Love
First
Foremost
Love
Brimming the Eye
Warming the Heart
Lifting the Head
Steeling the Will
To be the better version
To live knowingly
To stir courage
To fight for right
Seeking peace
In all else
To dwell upon that Love
At every opportunity
Seek God
He is your First Love
God
Who first Loved You
Cradled You in Heart
Cherished You in thought
Confirmed You with a vow
TogetherLove stronger
Love strongest
Like no Human love
His improves
Expanding the heart
To soar with
Highest love
To settle long with
Deepest Love
To live forever with
Longest Love
Empowering
Inclusive
Forgiving
Vast
Veritable Love
Only then
Can any other love
Be truly worthwhile
© M Stanford 2012
Words and Pictures © Denise Stanford 2012
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