My Friend Cathy
Oh, I love you, I love you too…kiss kiss kiss, hug hug hug…all that mushy stuff. Well, since it’s close to Valentines day I thought of doing something valentine-ish, but I’m not really into all the holiday fluff and I know it’s all well-meaning and thoughtful for the ones you love. Personally though, I think if that’s the ONLY day of the year that we can “politically-correctly” express our love for each other then it stinks! I think everyday should be Valentines day! I can’t imagine going one day or a every few hours without telling my husband and daughters that I love them.
So…to get to the point. I think since it’s so close that it would be nice for everyone to write a love letter to Jesus and just tell him and the rest of the world what His love means to you and how having been saved by His grace how hard it would be to not have it. I understand that this may be too much of an open forum for some of you and if that’s the case then I would like for you to find a song that expresses your love for Jesus…something that expresses truly how YOU feel. You can post the lyrics or the song via youtube.com or godtube.com or any other venue that’s out there…I just want this to be a time for us to express openly how we feel about Jesus’ love. This doesn’t have to be extravagant or spectacular but let’s at least give it an honest try.
Here is my love letter to Jesus:
Dear Jesus,
Thank you so much for dying on the cross for me and helping me to realize that I need your love and your presence in my life everyday. I need you through the good times Lord, and I need you through the bad times too. I know I have not always shown how much I love you in public or sometimes in private either, but you forgave me anyway and I love that about you. I can’t thank you or love you enough to express how grateful I am to be a mother to two of your children…you saw me worthy enough to carry the name ‘Mother’ and I will always love you and respect that position! I love you for sending my husband to care for me and my children and I love that you followed through on your word when you said, for every man there is one woman and I am his. I love that you carry me through everything just because I asked for your help and your guidance! I want my love for you to always shine as an example for all those who may not know you yet and for those who may have strayed away from you. For these things I thank you Jesus and I want you to know that I will always love you and follow your direction to the very best of my ability.
Your daughter,
Nancy