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"This is love:
not that we loved God but that He loved us
& sent His S
on..."
-1 John 4:10

The God of Love

Click on the gallery below for a contemplative reading from Isaiah 43 (NIV)

Songs of Love

Click on the songs below for songs of love: His Love, our love, and the birth of Love.

Image by Davies Designs Studio

Art & Photography for Love

Click on the gallery below to dive into images - ancient & modern - of God, love, and the Christmas Story.

A Poem of Love

from my second book of poetry, What Remains

180 Words for Snow

There is a people group

hidden

at the top

of the world.

 

They dwell

inside

reindeer hide

in the tickle

 

and grit

of soft

creature strength;

it shields them

 

from the biting

wildness

of raw-edged

isolation.

 

There on the

stony banks

of Norway’s

cut-glass sea,

 

the Saami roam,

placing their feet

one by one

in reindeer tracks,

 

shooting their lives

from the cannon

of need

across a canvas

 

drowning

in white,

burning

in white,

 

bleeding

in white.

And there

removed

 

from the

bustling world,

the Saami people

have learned to see

 

the arc

of the planet

bending

the horizon,

 

the bright

stratus clouds

of animal

breath,

 

the unyielding

presence

of infinite snow

which they have tasted

 

and known

and loved

and hated

with such exquisite attention

 

they have

called it by

over a hundred

names.

 

So when

I say

I love you

I am saying

 

I will

learn

to pay

attention

 

content to spend

my wandering life

with open eyes

and a naming tongue.

Image by Else-Marie de Leeuw

Prayers of Love

Ancient prayers.  Breath prayers.  Scripture prayers.  Lean on these or create your own.

Journal Prompts

Use them all, or only a few, or none at all. 

Notice which ones draw you.  Notice which ones repel you.  Create your own.  Draw.  Discuss.  Play.

 

May these prompts serve as a springboard.

01.

Longings.

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Where in your life would you like to see love kindled?

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02.

Resistance.

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Does anything in you resist love?  Consider the push-back.

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03.

Vulnerability.

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Is there anything you would like to receive from Jesus before embracing love?

04.

History.

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When have you experienced the endless love of God?

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05.

Love.

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How does God demonstrate His love to you?  Consider His face, and His delight in you.

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