1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not
arrogant or rude.
It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable
or resentful;
it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the
truth.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things.
Love never ends.
A = I ACCEPT you just the way you
are.
B = I BELIEVE you are valuable.
C = I CARE when you hurt.
D = I DESIRE what is best for you.
E = I EASE the burdens you carry.
F = I FORGIVE you of all offenses.
His love for her was not a manufactured love but a sacrificial love, as was hers to him. A love built on a foundation based on the fruit of the Holy Spirit. A love that reached out seeking for the the highest good in each other. A love discovered through God's exceedingly great love for both of them, shared through a nurturing relationship with an abiding presence of the Lord in their lives.
There is a depth to his love and devotion to her that is rare in today's would. In today's world where everything is fast paced and marriages arrive and depart as often as a plane takes off and lands. In a world where wants exceed needs and the art of loving one another fades as quickly as the sun sets. In a world that spun just as quickly then as it does now, he never ran from the hardships and struggles to be with the love that fulfilled every need he held inside his heart.
He loves her like he allows Christ to love him. Through him the Grace of God fills their hearts with a love that will never fade, even when their final breathes are taken. Advice on how to survive in a marriage was never something he needed. Tips on building a relationship was nothing he needed to seek out. Loving her came as natural to him as taking a breath. He knew a relationship was not a two way street and their walk hand and hand would lead down the same roads as their journey moved them in the same direction, through the turns and twists and uphill trips that would surely help them arrive to where they are today.
A love so pure there is no need to seek out advice. A love so real it seems as it has always been present in their lives. A love so strong not even death can weaken the ties that bind it. A love so committed to one another through Christ it is sure to continue on as death do them part. A love so unselfish that eternity is sure to have a grip on it in the belief that it will continue on in heaven when both last breaths are taken. A love so lasting that it will carry on beyond a breath of life.
CROSS MY HEART
Our love is unconditional, we knew it from the start.
I see it in your eyes, you can feel it from my heart.
From here on after let's stay the way we are right now,
And share all the love and laughter
That a lifetime will allow.
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete,
And as long as there's a breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.
As we look into the future, it's as far as we can see,
So let's make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
And if along the way we find a day it starts to storm,
You've got the promise of my love to keep you warm.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine,
A love as true as mine.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Prayers and Hugs to Great Grandpa and Grandma as they near their final breathes on earth and enter into eternal life, found only beyond a breath breath of life, where forever really does exist.
I see it in your eyes, you can feel it from my heart.
From here on after let's stay the way we are right now,
And share all the love and laughter
That a lifetime will allow.
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
You will always be the miracle that makes my life complete,
And as long as there's a breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.
As we look into the future, it's as far as we can see,
So let's make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give to make all your dreams come true.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine.
And if along the way we find a day it starts to storm,
You've got the promise of my love to keep you warm.
In all the world you'll never find a love as true as mine,
A love as true as mine.
There are sure to be struggles and hardships in a marriage as time goes on. There will be arguments and disagreements. There will be times where you will think twice about whether you can make it, as promised, until death do you part. I find it endearing when I hear of two hearts that stayed connected together for such a long period of time. I long for that type of bond with me and my wife one day, when I marry. I hope I find the strength and the courage to walk next to her the rest of the days of our lives together. To bond as one with the Grace of God. To find peace in eternal life, knowing that when forever on earth has long past, forever in heaven continues on.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Prayers and Hugs to Great Grandpa and Grandma as they near their final breathes on earth and enter into eternal life, found only beyond a breath breath of life, where forever really does exist.
