Love

Love declares this symphony of grace,

Mercy pleads the eternal truth

That holds all creation in awestruck wonder:

The God who comes to us,

unbidden.

The God who loves us as we are,

unconditionally

regardless of our actions,

our history,

our shame,

our disgrace

our faithlessness.

A God who refuses to turn away from you, from me,

even when pierced by our self righteous nails,

Death could not separate love from his goal.

Could it ever be possible that we could discard our strivings,

leaving behind our religious works and false piety

and simply receive this divine gift ;

love.