In the movie "Ragamuffin" (which is about the life of Rich Mullins) the character of Brandon Manning says, “I’m absolutely convinced that when we face God after our death, he will have one question and one question only to ask us: 'Did you let me love you?'”
That’s really the bottom line of it. That’s the whole point. Everything flows from that question, from that invitation. It’s so simple and yet it can be so difficult. It’s very uncomplicated and the most intricate emotion of all. Love.
When I was a young boy there was a popular song that got a lot of airplay, “Love Makes the World Go Round.” (The theme from "Carnival").
Love makes the world go 'round
Love makes the world go 'round
Somebody soon will love you
If no one loves you now
High in some silent sky
Love sings a silver song
Making the Earth whirl softly
Love makes the world go 'round
High in some silent sky
Love sings a silver song
Making the Earth whirl softly
Love makes the world go 'round
Making the Earth whirl softly
Love makes the world go 'round
I really enjoyed listening to this song. Every time I heard it, the words triggered a deep longing inside. It was as if my soul was telling me how important love was.
The song spoke to hope as well. “Somebody soon will love you, if no one loves you now.”
It also speaks to a divine presence, almost in an off-hand way with the words “high in some silent sky love sings a silver song, making the earth whirl softly, love makes the world go round.”
So, the song speaks to the hope of love,
and to its source as well as to its importance.
At the time, I had no way of knowing it, but that
song summarized my own feelings about love even before I could actually
articulate them.
This morning I felt God's encouragment. God was encouraging us to consider the fact that God's love contains several promises. Because of God's deep love for us, every other promise from God true.
For instance, because God love us, God will
never leave us or forsake us. Because God loves us, we can safely trust and
hope in God. Because God loves us, we are protected every moment of each day.
Because God loves us, nothing can separate us from that love.
How thankful I am to be reminded this morning of a popular song from years ago, not even a "Christian" one, that points to God's love!
Here's a link to Anna Maria Alberghetti singing the song, she co-wrote it along with Jerry Orbach and Pierre Olaf.
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