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Love Beyond Words
Read Galatians 6:2-10
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.
-Lamentations 3:22 (NRSV)
RECENTLY my wife, Shirley, was diagnosed with a serious illness. Consequently, I took over the housework as well as doing my own jobs and looking after her. Shirley has always been a hardworking wife and mother, and it was hard for her not to carry on doing the jobs she had always done. She was feeling guilty and useless, and she thought that she had to thank me for all I did for her. I told her that she did not need to keep thanking me.
"But I'm so grateful for all you do," she said.
"I know how you feel," I replied. "We've been together for 45 years. Don't you know how much I love you and want to care for you?" Shirley understood.
I feel that God's love for us is also beyond words. When we are at our lowest emotional ebb, God's love is always there for us. We do not have to say or do anything; God is by our side to love and support us. If we can care without question for those we love, how much more will God care for us?
Brian Gaunt (East Yorkshire, England)
Loving God, thank you for loving and caring for us, and for all the help you bring us. Amen.
Day by day, we can count on God's love for us.
Read Galatians 6:2-10
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.
-Lamentations 3:22 (NRSV)
RECENTLY my wife, Shirley, was diagnosed with a serious illness. Consequently, I took over the housework as well as doing my own jobs and looking after her. Shirley has always been a hardworking wife and mother, and it was hard for her not to carry on doing the jobs she had always done. She was feeling guilty and useless, and she thought that she had to thank me for all I did for her. I told her that she did not need to keep thanking me.
"But I'm so grateful for all you do," she said.
"I know how you feel," I replied. "We've been together for 45 years. Don't you know how much I love you and want to care for you?" Shirley understood.
I feel that God's love for us is also beyond words. When we are at our lowest emotional ebb, God's love is always there for us. We do not have to say or do anything; God is by our side to love and support us. If we can care without question for those we love, how much more will God care for us?
Brian Gaunt (East Yorkshire, England)
Loving God, thank you for loving and caring for us, and for all the help you bring us. Amen.
Day by day, we can count on God's love for us.
