extravagant LOVE

 ~Valentine Musings for Those Whom I LOVE

Legends.

               Hearts . . . happy ones, broken ones, full ones, empty ones

Holy Days? ---holidays standing the test of time

     accentuating light; dispelling darkness

          surpassing richer; fulfilling poorer

              excelling joy; assuaging sorrow

                   enduring sickness; enhancing health

extravagant LOVE

Rejuvenating. Remembering. Rejoicing. Reuniting. Reconciling. Resting

.

extravagant LOVE

Holy Days? ---holidays

     an aroma--

         a foretaste--

           a token gift to console

OUR CRAVINGS:

Grace. Mercy. Wisdom. Meaning. Significance.Fullness. Beauty. Faith. Hope. LOVE

extravagant LOVE

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God: and such we are

1 John 3:1 NASV

Legends surround this Valentine's day. . .

                                                                     details pale; extravagant LOVE pre-vails.

Not exactly HOLY day,

      none.the.less holiday,

          set apart from other days.

Special days survive the test of time,

      collecting people,

            transcending barriers that would otherwise divide,

draw us---DRAW US to stop, to think, to remember, to rest ---

What will you think?

What will you remember?

What will you pass on?

Lovely things: chocolate, flowers, heart-shaped cookies, heart-felt sentiments.

Not for love birds only, but for all.

Not merely mush,

but remember that this DAY,

everyDAY, the greatest of these is LOVE . . .

extravagant LOVE

extravagance: excessively high * exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions * going beyond what is deserved or justifiable * unreasonable, unrestrained, fantastic, wild, absurd, preposterous * exorbitant in price. (dictionary.com)

I have yet to see,

even once,

an earthly thing or achievement FILL the      v       o        i       d.

BUT. . . I have seen

extravagant LOVE

transform a soul, a marriage, a family, a people, a world.

extravagant LOVE

---eternal, on purpose, never failing,

always, always, always, always, ALWAYS!

LOVE dangerously! LOVE the unlovable! LOVE without fear! LOVE til it hurts!

NOT foolishly – NOT abusively –NOT insincerely,

BUT genuinely

.

ToDAY and everyDAY . . . BE a vessel of

extravagant LOVE

It is your legacy. It is your destiny. It is your inheritance.

Give IT! Give it ALL! Give it all AWAY!

Impossible? Impossible!

Promise! --- fountain that never runs dry;

               --- flour and oil that does not dwindle;

               --- loaves and fishes that yield beyond;

               --- endless day;

               --- infinity!

extravagant LOVE

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."

John 15:13 NASV

LOVE you! © 2011 Lori T Pruett