聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 You鈥檝e heard the expression. 鈥淕od couldn鈥檛 be everywhere and therefore He made mothers.鈥� That is an example of how God loves us and makes love to us. Isaiah 66: 11-13 expresses God鈥檚 love for Jerusalem and for us.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hat you may be suckled, filled
聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淔rom her consoling breast,
聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hat you may savour with delight
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淗er glorious breasts鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淟ike a son comforted by his mother
聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲ill I comfort you.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 God鈥檚 love is experienced by babies in their mothers鈥� embrace. God鈥檚 love is experienced by lovers in each other鈥檚 embrace as well. God鈥檚 greatest gift to us is love.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 God makes love to us again and again. Every sunrise, every breath and every taste of joy teaches us about our creator. We gasp with joy and we pant as we run and fill our lungs with the wind. Our hearts beat high with the joy of 小蓝视频 alive and strong.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Our greatest human love songs echo that oneness with God for which we longed for since conception. There is an ancient tradition in the church that every human begins with a kiss.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽When a person is created, God kisses his or her soul and then sends him or her forth into the world. As we grow we forever yearn for another kiss from God. We yearn for that intimacy again.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Celine Dion鈥檚 love song Falling Into You we can see how the lyrics might apply to our love affair with God:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 was afraid to let you in here
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淣ow I have learned love can't be made in fear
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he walls begin to tumble down
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎nd I can't even see the ground
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚'm falling into you
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his dream could come true
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎nd it feels so good falling into you.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Then there is Jim Croce鈥檚 Time in a Bottle which could as well be expressing our longing for love eternal:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚f I could save time in a bottle
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he first thing that I'd like to do
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚s to save every day
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥�'Til eternity passes away
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淛ust to spend them with you
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚f I could make days last forever
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚f words could make wishes come true
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚'd save every day like a treasure and then,
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎gain, I would spend them with you.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 But 鈥渢here never seems to be enough time to do the things we want to do鈥� or should do.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽In the end, it is God who 鈥渨e want to go through time with.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Meanwhile, savour the gifts of lovers, family and community. Be grateful for the blessings of the senses in creation and the joys of the spiritual world as well.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 And when it comes to turning back to God, I am reminded of Cher鈥檚 song:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚f I could turn back time
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚f I could find a way
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚'd take back those words鈥︹��
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 We are in a world where sin and pride often control us. Cher鈥檚 song echoes:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 lost every thing鈥� then and there
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭oo strong to tell you I was sorry
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭oo proud to tell you I was wrong.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 But God is still in love with us. He never left us. And He continues showering His graces and blessings. We still can 鈥渞each the stars鈥� and return all creation and our love to God. And God will love us the way He used to and the way He always will.
