A couple days a week there is line-dancing in the hall next to our office. I like hearing the music; it reminds me of the days that Dave and I went to the country dance club. Good memories!
This morning when I woke up a Faith Hill/Tim McGraw song was playing on a continuous loop in my head. “It’s Your Love”.
I sat here in the quiet and sang along, over and over again. Then I picked up my journal and wrote:
“Father, It’s Your Love! Amazing, wonderful, marvelous, affirming, unconditional, supportive, corrective, life-giving. It’s Your Love!”
The lyrics are still enveloping my thoughts.
“Better than I was
More than I am
And all of this happened
By takin’ your hand
And who I am now
Is who I wanted to be
And now that we’re together
I’m stronger than ever
I’m happy and free
Oh, it’s a beautiful thing
Don’t think I can keep it all in, no
And if you asked me why I changed
All I gotta do is say your sweet name
It’s your love”
All I gotta do is say your sweet name – Jesus! The name above every name; the name that is the embodiment of love.
“The Lord is kind and merciful, patient and full of love. 9 The Lord is good to everyone.
He shows his mercy to everything he made.” Psalm 145:8-9 ERV
“The Lord is kind and merciful. He is patient and full of love. 9 He does not always criticize. He does not stay angry with us forever. 10 We sinned against him, but he didn’t give us the punishment we deserved. 11 His love for his followers is as high above us as heaven is above the earth. 12 And he has taken our sins as far away from us as the east is from the west.” Psalm 103:8-12 ERV
“ Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. 5 Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and it cannot be made angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it. 6 Love is never happy when others do wrong, but it is always happy with the truth. 7 Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.
8 Love will never end. ” I Corinthians 13:4-8 ERV
“Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become God’s child. And so everyone who loves knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life through him.” I John 4:7-9 ERV
One more time, say it with me – “Heavenly Father, it’s Your love!”