Vessels of God's Love

 

As i lay in my bed,

 these words popped in my head -

 "We are vessels of God's love"

 meant to give away what we are full of.

Vessels of God's love -

 meeting hurts and needs,

 gently and tenderly 

 giving what we've received. 

Vessels of God's love  -

 mending broken hearts,

 lives unwanted and abused

 from the very start -

 giving them what they were always meant to have -

 the love of their caring, heavenly Dad.

For we are vessels of God's love 

 meant to overflow 

 with what we are full of -

Vessels of God's love, 

 unable to not give

 our lives in service 

 to the One who lives

 to fill our souls with joy unspeakable. 

We must not spend our lives on ourselves  -

We long to make those around us well...

We live to love as He has loved us -

It's the least we can do in response, 

Oh Lord,  to You - to Your nail-scarred touch -

For we are now all vessels of Your love.....