Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Because God Is Love

 


For today's Two-for-Tuesday prompt:
Write a love poem, and/or...
Write an anti-love poem.

Rom.12:21
Do not be overcome by evil, 
but overcome evil with good.



Love encounters no burned bridges
For, love keeps no count of wrong
It does not harbor old grudges
Love forgives and carries on

Love, not overcome by evil
Overcomes evil with good
God is love’s perfect example
Though often misunderstood

Love is God’s eternal promise
Therefore love can never fail
Because God is love and God is
Everlasting, love prevails

Love; what miracles are made of
Love, incomprehensible
Because God is love, thus, with love
Nothing is impossible

Simple as a cup of water
Given in the Father’s name
Awful as a cross that flaunted
Hate and death; Love overcame

Love leaps, limps, kneels, never falters
Love, always fit for the task
Love’s Author is our Helper
All we need to do is ask

Love inspires mercy's missions
Visions of Heaven reply
Self-serving turns to contrition
Answers humbly, 'here am I

Love can never be defeated
No matter how hate may try
Love is always greater, rooted
In a Vine that cannot die   

Love is our perfect power
Love is our perfect peace
God is love, thus He is our
Confidence that cannot cease

Love is more than mere acquiescence
And adherence to cold law
Love, Indescribable Essence/Presence 
Fills us with hope, joy and awe

© Janet Martin

This poem gathered steam with every stanza...it could truly go on FORVER
and it does! Because our one true everlasting God, is love!

I am the vine and you are the branches. 
The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. 
For apart from Me you can do nothing.
John 15:5



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