Of all the love stories written, this is the greatest romance of all - You loved us before we ever knew what love is.
What a love, so extraordinary that it began before time and endures forever into eternity.
What a love, so true that it owe us nothing yet gave us everything.
What a love, so strong that it compelled You to die in my place.
What a love, so fierce that it overcame sin and defeated death.
Thank you for loving us wholly, unconditionally and fiercely. I am forever in Your debt and it is a debt that I will spend the rest of my days joyfully repaying, although I know that nothing I do could ever come close.
One word that meant absolute surrender and costed complete separation.
One word that fulfilled prophecies and altered history.
One word that touched heaven and forever changed earth.
One word that broke sin's curse and proclaimed freedom.
One word that eradicated death and bestowed life.
One word, by one man, for countless hearts.
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On this very day, more than 2000 years ago, thank you for saying 'Yes' to an undeserving world.
More than that, thank you for saying ‘Yes’ to me, relentless in Your pursuit for my heart. That You would find me at all, worth loving and dying for; it is too much for my finite mind to understand.
So, my answer to You is a resounding ‘Yes’, You can have all of me - my heart, my soul and my every breath - both now and forevermore.
Friday reading, courtesy of my boss. (Notebook and tea not included.)
The simplest and most impactful piece of advice by the inimitable John Bevins:
"If you don't enjoy writing it, no one will enjoy reading it."
He goes on to add,
"You can't fake expression. You do have to be in the mood to write. Copywriters - unlike book writers or songwriters - only get days or weeks to produce the inspiration to produce their work, and are expected to be constantly productive. Being constantly in the right mood so that it's always more a joy than a job is a prerequisite. Fun's fundamental."
