God is Love

God is love

what made us act as if He wasn’t?

This God of grace

Who took our shame

and our pain

and our past mistakes

and adored us through it all

but we don’t act the same

we chose to alienate

and eliminate any confusion about who we were

we decided to exclude the proverbial “them”

you know

the liberals

those who belong to another religion

anyone who has had an abortion

and don’t even get me started on the LGBTQ community

what about the divorced

or the drunkards

and drug addicts

or the premarital sex fanatics

those who listened to Tupac or Biggie

or any of our brethren who associated with those whom we consider filthy

but if we are the Body of Christ

the very containers of the image divine

then shouldn’t we act like the One Who died?

the Son of Man who was crucified

who forgave all sins

including those outside?

because all i’ve seen

is hatred

and the Church turning its’ back on the world

the very Body that should be healing

is stuck in its’ four walls and vaulted ceilings

see, i am convinced

that neither height nor depth

nor breadth or width

or any sin

or any religion

or prenatal decisions

or sexual orientation

any political agenda

or past decisions

any drug addiction

or demonic oppression

or messed up situations

can separate you from the

overwhelming

satisfying

transforming

and ravenous love of God

there is nothing you have done

or will ever do

that can sever the love of God from your life

His radical, authentic love knows no bounds

it cannot be contained

He gives freely of Himself

and since God is love

and His Spirit resides in us

there is nothing that anyone can do

or will ever do

that should sever our love from their lives

our radical, authentic love should know no bounds

it should not be contained

we should give freely of ourselves

there is no darkness too dark

or pain too painful

or mistakes too hurtful

or situations too big to overcome

that can disqualify anyone for God’s or our love

through sin comes redemption

through pain comes healing

through brokenness comes wholeness

through ugly pasts come beautiful stories

for i know one truth

that God is love

don’t ever think that he isn’t