The Art of Love
So few have truly understood the art of sharing love
The art found in the Sacrifice the scriptures tell us of
The beauty seen in giving from a heart that's not its own
But is the purchased entity of Him Who's on its throne
So few know what it's truly like to set their wants aside
To let God's Holy Spirit be their Counselor and Guide
In giving to another through the things they say and do
The evidence that Jesus is the One Who loves them too
Who's taught them through His presence as He meets with them each day
That He alone is all they need to walk the living Way
To give them grace and courage for the challenges they meet
To likewise share the same with those in darkness that they greet
With kindness love and courtesy that sees what they've gone through
That looks for opportunity to see what they might do
To share the light of heaven's hope that does not fade away
But grows in them the brighter with the passing of each day
That they in turn find pleasure in the time they spend with Him
Who opens up new chapters in His book of life for them
Each time they share the joy they've found with one who's lost their way
Who then in turn becomes a soul who learns to share and pray
That everything God's given them will not be used for less
Than putting forth the evidence that God still has the best
Intentions for their livelihood to be what He can use
To multiply His priceless gifts in those who want and choose
To be like Him Who made us to be like Him in return
Who gives to us the daily need for which we seek and yearn
That will give us His vision to see what His Spirit sees
When we've spent time with Jesus in the morning on our knees
And been endowed with power of a purely loving heart
A heart that sees in others promise for a living part
Of what will make God's heaven whole the way it's meant to be
The way the one who shared His love saw Christ in you and me
As Jesus taught the people when He lived here long ago
That how we share with others is an evidence that shows
We've learned in Truth what love is by the service that we give
That daily is repeated in the Way we choose to live
Acts 20:35; Matthew 25:31-46
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