Love Does This

Good Morning!  The sun is rising somewhere on his own perfect schedule.  Soon he will arrive here and infuse this day with illumination, but I seek awakening in my spirit from the source of his Creator first.  The sunshine alone hasn't the strength to fuel this day.  Prayer and the Word are the bright lights we need.

In these fleeting morning moments, it refreshes my spirit to also think of you.  Sometimes I battle the thought that my words are jabber, released into a noisy planet that wishes I'd cease my incessant interrupting.  Yet, then I notice that you have read this.  Ours is a fascinating world in which our dwellings do not limit our building of community and ability to draw encouragement from the network our likemindedness of spirit provides.  The scripture I just read is from Psalm 36: 5-9 (NIV),
"Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens,
 your faithfulness to the skies.
 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.
How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house;
you give them drinks from your river of delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light."

In this broken world where we must cling to the hope in our souls and trust that joy follows sorrow after the Lord himself finally wipes our tears, we have fellowship.  We are loved by our mighty God and we have each other!  The grip of compassion rooted in the love Jesus Christ poured forth on us through his death, resurrection and forgiveness provides strength for this very day to change the world!  We can do it, with our Savior in the lead, equipping us to love with action.  Love changes everything Dear One, and it is in you to lavish in unending supply over and into this precious globe we share!  It is what love does!