Our Husband

God is not just our Master, nor is He just our Father; He is the eternal Lover of our souls--our Husband, our Bridegroom. And He is always a faithful Lover. Even when we commit adultery with the world and pursue other loves, He loves us fully. Even when we look at the blessings He has lavished on us and proudly imagine that they are ours because of how wonderful we are or because our other lovers have provided them for us, He loves us fully. Love the Lord with ALL your heart, ALL your soul, ALL your mind, ALL your strength. And love your neighbor as He loves you. His love lifted up for all to see will draw men and women to Him who are vainly searching in this loveless world for acceptance and approval. They, too, will find the Lover that loves them just the way they are and the Lover who will patiently draw them into a deeper understanding of His infinite love that is wider than wide, higher than high, deeper than deep, and longer than time. For God so loved the world . . .