God is love...

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love ... God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
~ 1 John 4:8, 16

It's hard to believe our grandson, Jaxton, turned five this week.  We celebrated with video calls and watching him blow out the candles on his cake.  I was reminded of how much God loves us by untrusting us with these beautiful moments to celebrate life.

As I listened to him share about a trip to the Children's Museum, celebrating the stuffed-snake that he had received at the museum, while imitating the "SSSSSSSSS..." of the snake and the rattle of his tail, I couldn't help but feel his excitement and experience his joy.

The first time I saw him, I couldn't help but see a precious gift from God, and wonder about the conversations he had already had with God.  On this Valentine's Day, I am reminded of how God has loved us, even before we knew of God.

These are the words I wrote on that day five years ago this week:

It began with a still small voice who whispered,
and through the weaving of love, 
a spark gave way to light.

"Do you know I love you?"
the voice then asked.
"Let me hold you now..."

"Can you hear that sound?"
the voice then asked.
"It's the sound of your mother's heart.  It's the joy she sings to you day and night..."

"Can you feel that warmth?"
the voice then asked.
"It's the face of your father, laying next to you.  It's pure joy to him, knowing you are growing."

"Do you  know I love you?"
the voice then asked again.
"I have many plans for you, for the world will be great, but even when you enter the world, if you will listen, you will hear Me reminding you that I love you."

"Can you hear that sound?"
the voice then asked again.
"It's the laughter of your mother, feeling you move within, and bringing joy to her."

"Can you feel that warmth?"
the voice then asked again.
"It's the hands of your father, that will always be there, to remind you of Me, and of this time that I held you."

"Do you know I love you?"
the voice cried out as your light entered into the world.
"Always remember my voice, for I have created you, so that the world may know My voice, through the joy that your birth has brought to the world this day."

Stay in God's grip!

​G. Todd Williams (c) 2020