I began writing this poem early this morning without any idea what today's message would be!
But the passage for the inspiration of this poem was part of this morning's message at WBC!
1 John 4: 11-12
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
I have been reading a lot in Ephesians and 1,2&3rd John recently!
So, the 'message' in the message reiterated a lot of what has been on my heart!
Thank-you God (and Gary)
Oh! Pray that most stunningly profound moment takes place
when we are utterly awed by God's unfathomable grace
that His love bestows on all who call on Him,
in repentance and belief,
and then, our only possible reply can be
Love leaps with joy’s sweet poses and in sorrow weeps and mourns
It awes us with its roses, and it pricks us with its thorns
It uplifts hearts with gladness, and it weighs hearts down with care
The utmost happy sadness that mortal will ever bear
It soothes and stuns; it sears and cheers and wounds and heals, oh my
It binds and frees and finds its knees beneath its weighted sigh
It satisfies our deepest need but cannot succour Self
It is an enemy of greed and miser’s hoarded pelf
Daily it dies unnumbered deaths yet is life to the full
Of priceless worth and yet to keep it is impossible
For until it is given, none its merit can applaud
A mirror made in Heaven to reflect the proof/love of God
Love suffers long and it is kind no matter what the price
The crown jewel of blessing lined with constant sacrifice
The tally of its treasure reckoned in regions above
On ledgers beyond measure because who can fathom love?
Love yields, yet clings to what is right, often misunderstood
Love is a peacemaker that fights with all its might for good
Love lends a helping hand and walks a second mile or ten
Because love, the greatest command is God in us, amen
No flesh can force, form or plan love from matter, tangible
The divine mesh of God in man is unfathomable
Where without love/God no one can set the building blocks in place
On The Cornerstone that begets The Masterpiece of Grace
© Janet Martin
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