Beloved

I just wanted to write out the lyrics to the chorus of a song from Tenth Avenue North's albumn 'Over and Underneath'. No credit to me - all theirs :)

You're my beloved
Lover I'm yours
Death shall not part us
It's you I died for
For better or worse
Forever we'll be
My love it unites us
And it binds you to me
It's a mystery

Sometimes I think we forget how much He loves us. We concentrate so much on how we don't deserve His mercy (which we don't) and how much He sacrificed (which He did) and how much we love Him and give ourselves to Him.
But this song helps remind me that He has also given Himself to me - I am His and He is mine. I am His bleoved, His lover - He died for me, as an indiviual not part of a group. Our relationship is dependant on His love, not mine and His love is consistent, unconditional and neverending. Isn't that amazing?
In Him I have everything I need - He is mine and I am His. This will not change by His hand - only by mine, and I intend to stay close to Him all the days of my life. I hope you do too :)

Love Poem - 5 mins

This took me 5 minutes to write - hope it's ok.
Whenever love strolls by me
Wherever it appears
it brings a certain silence
That resounds within your ears

Sometimes it is refreshing
Or else it can be hard
Sometimes we are not ready
When our hearts are charred

Love is rarely planned
can be as fleeting as the weather
but love is never random
For our God he knows us better

And love can be a blessing
or disguised just like a curse
sometimes it is not welcome
sometimes its words are worse

but mostly love is calming
like a wave upon the sea
the smell of salt refreshing
and the sound of waves serene

it can hit us like a stormy day
or creep up behind our backs
sometimes we see it coming
sometimes we hold it back

but love is never nothing
always something, for you see
somewhere in the world always
love is walking free