Unconditional Love

Love isn't just a single word or feeling Said to tickle an ear and leave you reeling Nor is love abstract and void of care But what one envisions and does all year We convey our love by things that we do When a loved one is hurting we hurt too Love is conveyed by deeds not merely said And connects us all with a common thread Love is a word some find difficult to say But it leaves an enormous price to pay Love means when one hurts us, we forgive Not five years later to bring up and relive Love sometimes forces on us a long wait But love never delegates us power to dictate We don't have to agree with each other to love For God gave me what I was unworthy of What's held in your heart your mouth will speak So before speaking do a mental critique love is never idle or to be cast in mothballs In short, I see love as a servant in coveralls From Brother Jay's morning sermon Happy Valentines day