Love (or the lack thereof)

The two little boys I care for on Wednesdays beamed with pleasurethe other morning as they came, bearing hearts for Miss Janet!(there's a beautiful parable in the heart that was tornmuch to Lad's disappointment, but then tenderly mended by his loving mother) (We have much to learn from the pure, unprejudiced love of children, don't we?!!) Happy Valentine's Day! Love,      or the    lack thereof,     my dear, makes all the difference....   Love crowns the common task with cheer and gladdens diligence. The lack thereof rues thorns, unenthralled by  the rose. It frets life's mercy-brimming morns that love alone bestows.Love whets a holy song for living's simple things, and never keeps scoreof the wrongs that being human brings, but is patient and kind; not proud greedy or rude. Love freely gives and does not mind the priceless cost accrued. But finds the favoured key to peace and happiness. Love fills the likes of you and me with humble gratefulness for whatwill never fail, though tried by sorrow's rod. True lovewithstands the gripping gale because love comes from God, who first loved us, thus joyfor all of life depends on Love; love or sad lackthereof makesall the diff--erence © Janet Martin 💘💘💘💘💘 Traditional form... Love, or the lack thereof, my dear, makes all the differenceLove crowns the common task with cheer and gladdens diligence.The lack thereof rues thorns, unenthralled by the rose.It frets life's mercy-brimming morns that love alone bestows.Love whets a holy song for living's simple things,and never keeps score of the wrongs that being human brings,but is patient and kind; not proud, greedy or rude.Love freely gives and does not mind the priceless cost accrued.But finds the favoured key to peace and happiness.Love fills the likes of you and me with humble gratefulnessfor what will never fail, though tried by sorrow's rod.True love withstands grief's gripping gale because love comes from God,who first loved us, thus joy for all of life dependson Love; love or sad lack thereof makes all the difference💗 Cruci-form Love, or thelack thereof,my dear...makes all thedifferenceLove crownsthe commontask withcheer andgladdensdiligence. The lack thereof rues thorns, unenthralled by the rose. It fretslife's mercy-brimming morns that love alone bestows. Love whets a holy songfor living's simple things, and never keeps score of the wrongs that beinghuman brings, but is patient and kind; not proud, greedy or rude. Lovefreely gives anddoes not mindthe pricelesscost accrued.But finds thefavoured keyto peace andhappiness.Love fills thelikes of youand me withhumble gratefulnessfor what willnever fail,though triedby sorrow's rod.True love with-stands grief'sgripping galebecause lovecomes from God,who first loved us, thus joy for all of life dependson Love; love or sad lack thereof makes all the difference 💝💝💝 John 13:34-3534 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” 💕💕💕 Because God is love,love helps us accomplish the seemingly impossible!He helps us love the unlovable, forgive the unforgiveableand be merciful and compassionate to the undeservingjust like God does for every one of us!While we were still sinners, He died for us!So there are no justifiable 'buts' to defendbitterness, hatred, spite and unforgiveness.Because of love's sacred 'buts' like these belowwe are able to love one another! 💞💞💞 Rom.5:8But God demonstrates His own love toward us,in that while we were still sinners,Christ died for us. 💖 Eph.2:4-7But God, who is rich in mercy,because of His great love with which He loved us,even when we were dead in trespasses,made us alive together with Christ(by grace you have been saved),and raised us up together,and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,that in the ages to come He might showthe exceeding riches of His gracein His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 💝 Matt 5:43-46“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighborand hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies,bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven;for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good,and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you?Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 💟 But to all who did receive Him,to those who believed in His name,He gave the right to become children of God—children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man,but born of God. 💗 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done,but according to His mercy,through the washing of new birthand renewal by the Holy Spirit. 💓 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult,but with blessing, because to this you were calledso that you may inherit a blessing.