I have been very blessed every day of my life because of one thing: love. God's love, my parent's love, N's love, love from friends and my community of faith. I have never felt un-loved. I really don't think that very many people can honestly say this in our broken, frustrated society. So, I proudly own the love that I have in my life and I cherish it. The funny thing about love is that if it is pure, it cannot be held onto completely. If you are loved, I believe that you then are compelled to show love to others around you.
I hope that I am seen as loving. I definitely have days where I don't show my love very successfully, but overall I hope that I can show love to others as much as I receive it.
We had a family dinner tonight for my birthday and I realized how much love there is in my life and how easily it can be taken for granted. Everyone should pause and think of the love they have in their life and how they can focus on passing it on...showing others that they are loved, too.
God's love is the strongest love, of course. Unbreakable. Eternal. Today in church we sang a song that mentioned bliss...so I had to share it. I think that one of the ways God's magnificent love is shown to us is in the blessings we receive; some of the most important blessings are outlined here:
Lord of All Hopefulness (verse 1)
Lord of all hopefulness
Lord of all joy
Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy
Be there at our waking and give us, we pray
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
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