I have learned during my long journey of Faith that God’s love has “no limits.” God loves us no matter who you are, no matter what you have done and no matter what you will do in the future, God will love YOU!
In the hustle and bustle of everyday living, the pain of loss and the challenge of obstacles in our life we all have a tendency to forget God and dismember His great love for us. We know or should know that God’s Love will never, ever leave us. He proved this to us on Calvary where His son Jesus died on the cross and was raised from the dead so that all of our sins are forgiven.
As Christian men we certainly are not perfect. We have sinned, we are sinning, and we will sin in the future. We understand that we are sinners, but we also know through the Holy Spirit God will always love us on Earth and in eternity.
God’s love is impossible to describe in human terms. In the poems below I tried to describe God’s love and although I failed miserably, just trying helped open my eyes a little to the depth of His Love.
My hope and prayer are that my attempts to capture God’s love will open your eyes wider to help you grasp, accept and never forget His everlasting love for us.
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God’s Extravagant Love
Infinite love, expanding beyond our earthly understanding
Undeniable love, delivered through Christ’s great sacrifice
Graceful love, so simple it defies human comprehension
Glorious love, bursting though the light of darkness
Limitless love, filled with grandeur beyond death
Personal love, arising from the depth of our soul
Absolute love, surrounding us through eternity
Stunning love, reflection of His undying glory
Passionate love, given by an adoring Father
Prosperous love, from His heavenly wealth
Compassionate love, forgiving us forever
Extravagant, glorious, unrequited love
A gift of God through sacrifice
His eternal promise to us
08/15/00, CCC Service
(Revised 2021)
Love’s Promise
Come rest with me
Rest your weary head
Close your anxious eyes
Lay your heavy load upon me
You will know peace
I promise
Come rest a while
Walk slowly
Think simply
Move lightly
Breathe easily
Let me carry your burden
You will feel peace
I promise
Come rest for today
Let go of your fears
Let go of your tears
Release all your cares
to me
Let me hold them for you
and you will walk with peace
I promise
Come rest for tomorrow
Let me take your hand
Please let me lead the way
Sleep soundly in my loving arms
Dream peacefully of a new beginning
Why do we forget?
Why do we forget God’s love?
Tasting success, we frequently forget
A glimpse of pain and struggle,
we suddenly remember
Why are we so independent?
Behaving as if we are in control
Why?
Because we are human
We are pre-deposed to think we are superior
That we are in control of our own destiny
Human confidence begets human frailty
We are always confident in the present
Also believing we impact the future
So why is this problem?
We act as if we know the future
Believing we see what the future brings
We are convinced somehow, we
can actually impact the future
The problem?
For us the “future” is extremely limited
Barely existing a split second
ahead of the present
But we use this split second to believe,
we actually have future knowledge
We know what will happen to us
We somehow know the future
We know what is ahead of us
Maybe we do have knowledge
of the future
I don’t think so
We are just aggressively describing
the present going forward
7/2/99. Waiting in Drs. Office
(Revised 2021)
A New Day
I am here for you
Soft light reflecting
shimmering fields of dew
Gentle light upon the
dawn of a new day
I am waiting for you,
gently open your eyes
Open your eyes to the
glory of a new day
I am here for you
A fresh start in your life today
You can do anything you want
Please use me, do not abuse me
I am waiting, please come
into my light
I am here for you
I will shine brightly
on your face today
Reflecting the hope
for a new beginning
I am here for you now
The glory of a new day
You can’t live yesterday
No one survives in the past
I am here for you now
Live in the glory of
my presence today
No one can live
tomorrow’s day
I am here now
Accept my love for you
My love will set you free
My love will fill your soul
My love will protect
Tomorrow’s hope
I will always be
here for you
I am the brilliant sunshine,
blinding self-importance
I am here now, offering a
new chance for salvation
Trust me with today
Let me lead the way
Let go of your mind's plan
Free your heart,
accept today’s reality
Live the Love of my presence
Live the glory of the day
Let me be with
you always
12/20/2000 Flight Seattle
to Burbank, CA
(Revised 2021)
Love, the Answer
You can’t identify love only when you feel it
You can’t describe love when you can’t see it
Love is so all-encompassing and
spectacular, it overwhelms us
We fail all attempts to describe love
Why? Because we are love
How do you describe yourself?
You cannot accurately describe ourselves
You may succeed describing other people
But not yourself, it is impossible
Because we are love, we
must have been created by love
Created in love with loving hands
Only our creator would have the words
Would have the power to create love
03/05/04
Flight Newark to Denver/Seattle
(Revised 2021)
Salvation
Life is,
therefore I am
He is,
therefore I exist
He Loves,
therefore I am saved
07/07/2000 Driving south
to Chattanooga
A Blinding Light
I feel a blinding light
in my eyes
A light blinding me so
I can see clearly again
A light brilliant by the
simplicity of it’s source
A bright light shining
directly in my eyes
The light shines
from above
The light shines
from within
A blinding light
that is white
White is a mixture
of every color
The precise color
of God’s love
05/28/2000 Coal Creek Chapel
Reality
The face of reality
Life’s reflections before us
What does the future hold?
We don’t know for sure
We are prepared for the future
Absolutely ready, we think
Unknowns bring worry,
a sense of concern
What is reality?
That which is
before us today?
Maybe
That which is
in the past?
Probably
That which the
future holds?
Absolutely
Reality is
what you make it
Your acceptance of it,
you and God together
Discovering the future
Uncovering your
life’s journey
Realizing why
you are on earth
Reality is another word
for God's destiny
Welcome it
Cherish it
Love it
Reality is a warm blanket
The blanket of our
acceptance of Him
Human fears flow freely
Human minds ponder
We try to understand
our own reality
Try to understand
our own destiny
Our heart will
lead the way
Making reality
our journey forward
A beautiful journey
on wings of love
Guided by hands
from above
11/24/1998 Written after
Dr's. Appointment
Oh God! WHY?
Why have we lost our
precious newborn son?
No reason for his death
Nothing takes away the pain
Our agony utterly unbearable
A small baby,
our small child
Our fine young son
Taken so swiftly from us
Too premature for him
to leave us
Oh God, Oh God!
We can barely whisper
through the pain of our loss
We don’t know how
we will survive
We are crushed
We are devastated
Pain overwhelms us
How will we ever heal?
How can we feel joy?
We don’t know how
to forget the pain
We don’t know if
we can forgive
Right now, we don’t
care one way or the other
The pain of our loss staggers
the foundation of our soul
We are alive, but our light
flickers faintly in darkness
Oh God! Oh God! Oh God!
How could
you let this happen?
Why not someone else?
Someone older who
has lived their life
You have taken away
the fine jewel of our love
The true love of our life
The soaring beauty of
a child we created
Oh God! WHY?
But, somewhere deep
within our pain we
hear a quiet voice
A voice whispering
so lightly we can
barely hear
A gentle voice saying,
“just love, my child
I really do love you,
you are my child also”
“The only answer to
your pain is love
You don’t have
to trust me,
just love me”
“Someday you will find
peace in your hearts
Peace knowing your
son is with me”
* 04/11/2003 For a Couple
who lost their newborn son.
(Revised 2021)