I am certain that the only way that we can be reconciled to one another is if we have the love of God in our hearts. This does not sound very sophisticated and in fact is not very sophisticated.

It is so simple. All that I must do to make room for God's love is to realize and accept the fact that it isn't about me and what I want. It is about others and what others need. It seems to me that this is the essence of the Christian faith. Everything that I am reading in the bible points to this. Would that I could just fill every heart in the world with God's love. I can't do that but I can share God's love with the people that I am around.

Fear not. One day death will visit you and there will be nothing that you can do to stop it. “Work for the night is coming.” the old hymn says. Live life while you have life to live. Do not waste the life that God has given you.

Verse #4 of Amazing Grace

The Lord has promised good to me.

His word my hope secures.

He will my shield and portion be

As long as life endures.

I have found that the Lord has already made good on his promise. I have received so much beyond what I deserve. I realize more strongly each day just how much I owe to those who shared God's love with me. How can I repay them? I can't but I can share the love that they shared with me with others.

The grace of God fills my heart to overflowing and I can only cry, “Thank you God” as I share my abundance with others. It makes no sense in the world of “it's all for me” –

       T. J. Grey