Nov 20.98: Light For The Day - "Supernatural Love"

"Blessed is the man who endures trial,
for when he has stood the test he will receive
the crown of life which God has promised to
those who love him."
-- James 1:12 (RSV)

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"Supernatural Love"

Forgiveness comes so slowly
to a selfish stubborn heart
And the language of the lonely
enters in and tears apart

All the beauty of tomorrow
all the sins of yesterday
Leaving nothing but still sorrow
on the pictures that we play.

Having no one to console me
I reach out to one I've heard
He draws nearer, but I can't see
and He utters not a word

Then in moments He makes perfect
He reveals His presence dear
And I bare can stand the beauty
as I gaze in wonder here.

Now the fire that is blazing
tears my walls right from their place
And with love that's so amazing
I would dare but show His grace

To every struggling sinner
and to every tired man
To every worn out winner
and to every greedy hand.

For who am I but one of them?
the sick who need relief
And the grace that God has given me
has stolen all my grief.

-- Mary Porcher Hane
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"For God so loved the world that he gave his
only Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life."
-- John 3:16 (RSV)


"So we know and believe the love God has for us.
God is love, and he who abides in love
abides in God, and God abides in him."
-- 1 John 4:16 (RSV)

"keep yourselves in the love of God;
wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ
unto eternal life."
-- Jude 1:21 (RSV)