“And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” —1 John 4:16, NKJV
Cleaning the messes —
a willingness to sweep up crumbs,
carry out trash, wash dishes,
fold clothes; it is a desire
to mop up the puddles
of tears from illness, loss,
and all that grieves us
in the deepest places.
It is staying up late to listen
to a hurt told ten times,
and each round you listen
as if hearing it the first time.
It is a vigil at bedside,
wiping a fevered brow, or
putting water to parched lips.
It is attending the needs
of another as you put
your own aside; it is a gift;
it is service; it is love that
abides.
–C.L. Fisher, June 2020
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” —Corinthians 13:13, NKJV
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