On Learning Love's Darling Price

Last week love's privileges and duties pressed to the forefront so much so that poetry needed to take a quiet break. Part of me softly mourned the loss of a sister who checked in most days to see what was happening on my 'porch' and on a week like last week, most surely she would send a text. something like 'is everything okay? missing your posts'. At church on Sunday morning a friend mentioned that it was a quiet week on my blog?? and I told her why and also how special her checking in was.💝🙏 Later another friend also encouraged me, not to fret about writing, but to be content when time does not permit! It means a lot when someone cares about what is going on in our little worlds, doesn't it?! A reminder for me to look around to see who I could/should be checking in on. Whatever our 'little worlds' hold, of good or ill,true joy and peace begin with surrender to God who loved us so much He gave His only begotten Son,  that whosoever believes in Himwill not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 On Sat. night when I returned homea loving friend had left a thoughtful gift at my door!Thoughtfulness and kindness are giftsmoney cannot buy, but sometimesmoney purchases very touching and precious mementoslike this.... Here's to a new day of learning love's darling price... True love is like a priceless gift we need to give to findLove's Greatest Gift, God gave to save the souls of humankindTo give us an example we should learn/yearn to imitateTo teach us how we ought to love before it is too late My sad record of failure would/should unfurl a ghastly noose  But God, because He gave His Son, has cut death's lariat loose He gave His Word so we may know the truth that sets us freeTo love Him first and then each other with humility Ah, pity all who look for love but cannot find its keyWho sift the dust of this world for love's immortalityRather than reaching for the Gift only God can provide Then finding in love's giving love's longing is satisfied    Ah, pray we endeavor to be at love's high beck and callBecause God, who so loves us gave Himself for one and allTo equip us with what/Who we need to learn love's darling priceHow giving due glory to God yields living sacrifice © Janet Martin A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. / By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. / This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. ... Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. / Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.