1 Peter 1:22

1 Peter 1:22 (ESV) Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for(BB) a sincere brotherly love,(BC) love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

I did not know how to reach you,
And I write because I love you,
I write because there is an impossible
expanse of time and space between us
But, I love you, and I want to know you.

You are my joy, my beloved.

And, I know as you read my words,
you will know me
and in some small way,
I can touch you
and make you complete

these strange little things
these marks on the page
are my message of Love.

And His is the same,
Brothers and sisters of this
current age.

And what if you had never seen the Father
through my eyes
And I'd been silent of His love,
then your life had been untouched
and your life not enough

But, I have some sense that
it is written
that I wrote to you
and...

Like a Child

I had been away for a while
And there was this void that I could not explain
The absence!
And I heard it in your voice when you spoke
We could not agree on what is was

When we don't speak,
a part of us dies
You have what I need
I have what you need
Expressions of perfect love

And the canvass is your eyes
On which I can see the perfect expression
sparkles of joy in your eyes
from knowing me apart from my appearance
You've seen the Father

Oh, but we've been apart for a while,
and I've even been too busy to say a prayer
for your welfare
and I saw the weariness in your eyes when I saw you today.
and I knew that we would be revived when enjoined under His banner of love

Our bond
Is one that looks like melted Skittles
on your mother's prized holiday dishes
simply beautiful
unless you wanted homemade cookies

I'll hug you for a while
and do not fear
breaking
because I love you
and we're okay now.