Love Beyond Measure (Charcoal and Acrylic Paint on Paper)
Who is this God who loves me so?
Who is this God who empties God's self that I might be full?
Who is this God that pours out all for my sake?
Who is this God whose love is beyond measure?
I cannot count how much this God loves me
I cannot measure this love in a cup
I cannot contain this love in a basin
This love overflows as a spring gushing water
This love that pours into me is meant to pour through me
Filling not only me but all that I meet.
Like a pitcher that is constantly being filled
I then in turn share this love with others
Letting it stream forth
Out of my abundance
I share this love beyond measure
There is plenty to go around
This love compelled God to Incarnation
This love led God to make God's dwelling among us
This love carries us through
No greater love is there when this God gave God's life for our sake
From birth to life to teaching to death to resurrection and to ascension
This God made a way where there seemed to be no way
Lord Jesus
I cannot begin to fathom the extravagance of Your love
Your prodigal ways confound me
Your lavish grace astounds me
May I have courage to live my life as a libation
For Your sake and for the sake of others
May all that I say and do reflect this love of Yours,
Love beyond measure.
Just as You surrendered Your whole life for the sake of others
I offer myself as a willing and living sacrifice
Not my will but Yours be done