Love
![[A beach with ‘I love you' drawn in the sand]](poem.jpg)
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The four letter word that everybody uses.
Tarnished by familiarity
Sought by all.
Found by some.
Treasured by many.
Abused by others.
Love
Too big to be described in just one word, according to the Greeks.
‘The greatest commandment,’ according to Paul.
‘Changes everything’, according to Lloyd Webber.
Love
The paradox of life:
Liberating and constraining;
Vulnerable and strong;
Sustaining and consuming;
Free and yet costly.
But more than a playground crush or the passions of puberty,
More than religious duty, respectability or impeccable manners,
Love is the power that heals and inspires….
That looks beyond itself and puts others first….
That sees the bigger picture and makes the humble gesture…
Love
Sourced in God
Revelead in Jesus,
Flowing through us,
And demanding a response.