“For this is how God loved the world:
He gave his one and only Son”
This is how God loved the world,
he gave his very heart.
My heart is restless
in the confines of its smallness
Your love beckons at the doors of our hearts
My heart is restless
in the confines of its security
Your love beckons at the doors of our hearts
My heart is restless
in the confines of its protection
Your love beckons at the doors of our hearts
“Fear hates adventure.
Love is adventure,”
Your love whispers to my restless heart.
For this is how God loved the world:
She gave her one and only Son”
This is how God loved the world,
she gave his very heart.
I still and calm the voices of fear swirling around me
Then I hear the whisper, strong and persistent
Your love beckons at the doors of our hearts
You invite our restless hearts into spaciousness
Into adventure
Into fullness of life
You risked first.
“For God so loved the world”
Your love beckons at the doors of our hearts
We give you our very hearts
Amen.
Words by Crystal Cryer; Image by mikemoyersfineart.com