I awakened
just before the sun.
My thoughts wandered,
as they so often do,
to the anticipated drama of my day,
then . . . ‘I heard the whispered sounds of your restful slumber
and felt the warmth of your love against me.
Just as quickly as they came
my worries slipped away.
All I could see,
all I could hear,
all I could feel
was my love for you
and how very blessed I am to know
you are mine!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2018
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The great writer Leo Tolstoy once wrote that “ If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.” As I considered that quote, two things came to me. First of all the only source of perfection I know of, as a Christian, is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit – the Trinity. Jesus, in becoming God Incarnate, and thus totally human on earth, gave His life that we might be forgiven and have eternal life. He didn’t die on the cross that we might settle for good enough, nor did He die so that we could be merely content. He did so in order that we might HAVE IT ALL! That being said, you are correct Mr. Tolstoy. However, if we look to the one who is perfect, we don’t have to settle for mere contentment!
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