"What is God's Love Like?"

Psalm 36:5-10

This psalm is a great description of just how wide and far-reaching the love of God is.  It says that the love of the LORD extends to the skies and that the faithfulness of the LORD reaches the clouds.
It says God's righteousness is as far-reaching as a mountaintop and justice as deep as the deepest part of the sea.  I am certain that all of us understand, deep in the core of our being, what it feels like to have that wide and embracing love of God in our lives. When nothing else works and no one else seems to care, we know no matter where we are that God cares and God loves.

This psalm also sings of a love that is not only for humans, but also for animals.  God is a part of their lives, too.   Someone who has been participating on a fairly regular basis here at church brought her ailing and failing 14 year old dog to church yesterday because she wanted her sweet dog to feel the warmth and love of God in this place.  That is sacred to me. That is holy. The dog's presence here was a sacred and holy part of her journey to a new tomorrow and I thank God we could be here to share God's love with Tula.

This psalm describes God's love as being like a mother hen who protects her brood under her wing. And also as a river of pure joy that we are able to drink from to our hearts delight.

What wonderful descriptions of the love of God.  God's love is as wide as the sky and as deep as the sea. God's love is for all of us... human and animal... God's love is like a mother... and a swiftly-flowing, yet inviting, stream.

What images of God's love can you add to this?  This week we will look at the ways we might show God's love here in this place, in this community.  What descriptions would people who aren't a part of us use to describe the love of God they see extending from Niwot UMC?

Email me at peverhart@niwotumc.org or comment below.