God became a human being to show us the way

God became human so we would come to know what being human really is … and what it is not.

God is love

Love is kindness

Love is acceptance
Love is ongoing, forging ahead, pursuing

Love is patient
Love is compassionate
Love builds up another

Love thinks good thoughts

Love seeks the best in another

Love is merciful, gentle

Love is forgiving

Love is thankful

Love embraces each new day

Love is faithful

Love is secure

Love intently listens with our ears, our eyes, our heart

Love is hopeful

Love is joyful

Love is trusting

Love endures

Love believes

Love helps to carry another’s burdens

Love rejoices in the truth

God came to earth

The baby born in a manger

Jesus – Immanuel

God with us

To show the world

You and me

He came to take your place

He came to bring you hope

He came out of love

God is not unloving

Love is not envious

Not provoked

Not rude

Love does not hold grudges

Does not devalue and destroy – ourselves or another

Love is not spiteful

Love is not harmful

Love does not desire what belongs to another

Love does not lie – to ourselves or to another

 Love does not respond negatively

Love is not deceitful

Does not argue and dispute endlessly

Does not murmur against another

Love does not continually complain

Does not hinder the personal growth of another

Love does not show resentment

Love does not judge another

Love is not abstract

Love is real.

God is real.
God does not waver; He is unchanging

God is love

God’s love is unconditional

God gave of Himself
He sent His Son
to show us the way … the way of hope, the way of joy, the way of peace … the way to being real and true and complete.

It is not found in ourselves.
It is not something we can conjure up and it’ll happen

It is only through God and because of God that we truly know what humanity is, what love is, and what it is not.

(c) June 16, 2012