We spent an hour rearranging the ‘wall of love’: the family
room wall covered in photos of close family. Grandchildren have grown;
activities have taken place. We needed to make room for new photos, and still there
is not enough room on the wall for all the wonderful pictures I’d like to
display.
Our kitchen table abuts with the wall, so I have the joy of
contemplating these beloved faces three times a day. Don may get the view, but I
get these precious, smiling faces.
One of the best gifts our Father has given us is the gift of
love. There is nothing more valuable than the smile of a loved one. There is
nothing more heart-warming than the familiar voice coming over the phone or the
image and voice on a video call. There is nothing more peaceful than sitting in
front of a blazing fire or sunset with someone you love.
It’s no wonder God made the universe so vast. He declares to
each one of us, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love.’ Considering the
number of people who have passed this way in the millennia since Adam and Eve,
God’s ‘wall of love’ must stretch for many light-years.
The only trouble with deep love is that it makes us
vulnerable to deep hurts. Look what it led the Father to do: ‘For here is the
way God loved the world – he gave his only, unique Son as a gift. So now
everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life.’
Jesus went to the Cross because he loved us so much.
We sure don’t deserve his grace, mercy and love. It’s beyond
comprehension, why he puts up with the way we behave.
God so loved the world. Immanuel. God with us. Everlastingly
grateful.
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