Nothing Without Love Poem by SarahLaney Long

O Lord, You know we are nothing without Love
Your Love is like the Son that shines from above
Without that warmth we are nothing worth speaking of
Love as mighty as a lion, as gentle as a Dove

It is so beautiful when a lonely spirit believes
And finds a faithful Love that never leaves
A mighty Love that satisfies, a Love that pleases
We can feel this Love sometimes, as gentle as breezes

Maybe it is true Lord, that you sent Your Son for me,
But if my Love is true Lord, My Love is for all to see
Love is never jealous. It seeks not to selfishly posses Thee
Lord let Your Light of Love pass through, and bless me

Love only passes though us’ and we know it comes from You
Cleanse our dusty prism, and let our true colors shine through
Anointed with the chrism, all of us can see the beautiful sky of blue
As Light passes through the Trinity, we can see the colors that are true

Lord, You are the only One, Who can remove this unholy dust,
That comes from the evil spirits that no one or nothing can trust
We cannot be forgiven by anything we accomplish through our merit
When we accept Your gracious gift of forgiveness we must share it

Sometimes it’s hard to forgive, but when we don’t, our prism becomes hazy
It is difficult to see the true colors of love pass through the spiritually lazy
Searching for the true colors of Love will not make us go insane or crazy
Every rose has its thorns. Many see a rose as having more beauty than a daisy

We do not have to like the lowly and despised that God has chose
The ones that we think are nothing, the ones that we think are our foes
God chose them so no human can stand before Him and boast
That salvation can be earned without the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Thorns are sometimes thought of as an evil because they lack tenderness
But God does not create evil, the thorns protect the rose from the wilderness
Some say evil is not a reality. It is just something that we lack
Let us shake the dust off of our feet, and not look back