A PRAYER TO FOLLOW THIS READING
What language shall I borrow to speak to You of Love, O God? It will have to be the language of Heaven to capture the unspeakable beauty of such a gift. Please grant it to me now!
Love are the eyes that see the good in everything and especially in everyone, coupled with gentle and beautiful ways of expressing it to the world.
Love are the ears that hear the faint melodic bird songs of hope in the souls of others, despite bellowing expressions of hate filling the air.
Love beats one’s own heart in perfect rhythm with another person’s heart, who feels alone in unwelcome places.
Love is a sensitive response that lets that person secretly know that you saw their swift motion to brush aside a tear when no one else noticed.
Love is so much more than all of this:
Love is a Cross; Love is A Resurrection, Love is the ” I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Thank You, God, for YOU are LOVE.
Amen
Hymn: Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring
EDITORIAL NOTES
The Scripture is 1 Corinthians 13:1 – 13. KJV. I have substituted the word CHARITY used in this translation for the more familiar word, LOVE, common in other translations.
Photo: Vera reflecting the many happy memories of her childhood spent swimming here at Crescent Lake, Robert’s Arm, Newfoundland.