"Our life is all grounded and rooted in love, and without love we may not live."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 49)
It is so comforting to know that our whole existence is held within the love of God. His love for us is the ground of our lives, the reason and purpose for which we were created, and the very source from which we were made. We were literally made of love, made of God. His love for us is like the root of our life, from which we sprout and grow and flourish. In fact our lives cannot flourish without the nourishment of God's love. His love is supporting our life, keeping us in life, keeping all of creation in life. How wonderful to find that the One who holds this created cosmos together is wearing a smile, is for us and not against us, is constantly loving us and not judging us, is gentle and good! At the heart of the Universe is a Personal God who is Good, who is unfailingly kind, who is pure Love! This whole universe is built on the foundation of God's Love for us all! We would not even exist without His love. God, who is Love, is the center of us all, the center of all that exists, and He holds up all things through the Son, who is the exact image of Love and holds all things in His hand by the power of Love. This Love is the heartbeat of all creation, the heartbeat that echoes through our lives at all times, beating out the enduring message: "I love you without condition and My love for you will never end." We are being held right now in the arms of a Love that will never let us fall, never let us down, never let us go!
"In Him all things hold together."
Colossians 1:17 (ESV)
"Your love has always been our lives' foundation, Your fidelity has been the roof over our world."
Psalm 89:2 (MSG)
A Prayer: I'm so thankful that Your love is holding me right now.