The Greatest Gift...

Of all the gifts Thou has given us, Love is the greatest; And oh Lord
our privilege to make Thee the center of our lives is a manifestation of this, Thy gift to us...


What is human love, only feeble and conditional,
it blooms today like fresh blossoms and tomorrow it withers away;
And even if it should be immortal my Lord, can it compare to that of Thou?
For Thou oh Lord foolishly lavish love upon us;
We stray away and live unrighteous lives but Thou continue to love us,
For Thy love oh Lord is patient and kind, it never comes to an end,
it bears all our sinfulness and hopes to save us from all that is not of Thee.


Our nothingness oh Lord cannot fathom this, Thy kindness to us;
For we see but only a part; The complete portrait of Thy heart for us
we shall see only when we rise above ourselves and share in Thy love;
An unconditional flow, like an eternal river so pure.


Bless us dear Lord that we, some day before we cross the river,
may share of this, Thy love and feel the ecstasy;
For even if we, for only a moment, love another with the love with which Thou love us,
our journey and purpose in life would be rendered complete.