A Conversation
My Lord Jesus, I love You.
My beloved child, I love you
Lord Jesus, I love You with eyes
Seeing past the evil in this world and
Seeing beauty in Your creation.
My child, I love you with eyes
That see beyond your sin
To the beauty within you.
Lord Jesus, I love You with the ears
Of one born deaf, and granted
The sound of a bird song.
My child, I love you with ears
Of one who hears your every thought
And rejoices in your praises.
Lord Jesus, I love You with a mouth
That longs to praise You forever,
But sometimes curses instead.
My child, I love you with a mouth
That claims you as my own,
And on whose word, you can depend.
Lord Jesus, I love You with a mind
That sometimes forgets Your miracles,
And wanders during prayer.
My child, I love you with a mind
That knows all history past, present and future
And knows what you will become.
Lord Jesus, I love You with hands
That are raised in praise and worship,
But sometimes in anger, too.
My child, I love you with hands
That long to gather you into my arms;
Hands marred by nail-pierced scars.
Lord Jesus, I love You with impatience,
Longing for quick answers
to irrelevant prayers.
My child, I love you with enduring patience,
Knowing your prayers.
But wanting to give you something greater.
Lord Jesus, I love You with legs
Weak and stumbling,
Striving desperately to stay on Your path.
My child, I love you with legs
That walked on water
And carried Me to the cross, and beyond.
Lord Jesus, I love You with my heart,
Fickle and changing,
A pitiful vessel for Your Spirit.
My child, I love you with My heart,
Loving, longing, aching for you
To come to Me.
Lord Jesus, I love You with my time,
With prayers too hurried,
And service too seldom.
My child, I love you beyond time,
Arranging creation
And thousands of years of history
So we could be together.
Lord Jesus, You are my God.
I love You with an imperfect love
That sometimes falters, but will never fade.
My child, you are My Beloved.
I love you with a perfect love
That you don't understand.
But you will, My child. You will.