Blessed be Thy mercy, O my God, which
pitieth me in my misery. As a father
pitieth his children in the extremity of their
pain, so hast Thou pitied me. Lord, my
soul shall love Thee, and sing of Thy mercy.
In my distress I will always trust in Thee,
and not be afraid; for Thou art our Strength
while we suffer, and our merciful Deliverer
when we can endure no more. To Thee be
glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Biblical love is one that is first deliberate and modeled after God’s love. It starts in the mind, but it is not stoic. It’s personal, passionate and practiced, flowing from the heart as a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Randy Smith