Day 12 - March 18, 2014

Greater love hat none than this

Greater love hath none than this

    Than to caress the battered heart

    of one whose hopes have collapsed.

Greater love hath none than this:

    Than to calm the fears of a child.

Greater love hath none than this:

    Than to offer all you can to what you

    adore, and withhold your consent from

    every imperial demand.

Greater love hath none than this:

    Than to honor promises made

    and vows professed.

Greater love hath none than this:

    Than to hold onto truth

    when deceit is more profitable.

Greater love hath none than this:

    Than to forestall a vengeful response

    to harm's threat.

Greater love hath none than this:

    Than to risk everything

    for the sake of the Revered.

Inspired by John 15:13                                         Ken Sehested

Prayer

Save us, Lord, from being self-centered in our prayers, and teach us to remember to pray for others. May we be so caught up in love for those for whom we pray, that we may feel their needs as keenly as our own, and pray for them with imagination, sensitivity, and knowledge. We ask this in Christ's name. Amen.                     

                                                               John Calvin