I love You, God.

 I Love You, God

A Reflection on Psalm 18:1, 1 John 4:19, John 14:15, and Romans 8:38-39

I love You, Lord, my strength. (Psalm 18:1)

I love You, God—not with a perfect love,

But with the love You planted, the grace from above.

You first loved me when I was lost in the night,

You called me by name and You brought me to light.

I love You when the sun is warm on my face,

And I love You when I struggle to find my place.

In joy and in sorrow, in calm and in strife,

You are the anchor, the meaning, the life.

My love is not payment, not a wage I bring,

It is the song that my grateful heart wants to sing.

You gave Yourself for me, You bore my shame,

So I give my heart back to You—and I whisper Your name.

We love because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

I love You—not just with words, but with my life,

In the choices I make, in the midst of the strife.

I love You in the morning, when the day is new,

And in the evening, when the day is through.

I love You—when I cannot feel Your presence,

When the silence is heavy and the questions are relentless.

I love You by faith, not by sight,

Trusting that You are working in the night.

"If you love Me, keep My commands." (John 14:15)

I love You—by loving others,

By forgiving, by serving, by being like brothers.

By sharing Your grace, by extending Your hand,

By being a light in a dark and weary land.

I love You—because You are faithful,

Because You are good, because You are able

To hold me, to keep me, to never let me go,

To love me with a love that I can truly know.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)

So I will love You, Lord—today and every day,

With all my heart, with all my soul, in every way.

My love is a response to Your love so deep,

A promise I will always keep.

I love You, God.

Amen.