Believe: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

                Believe

                Commandments in so many 

                fields stand as a weight

                and sometimes true but then we

                bruise the commandment that

                are gifts of protection

                and loving guidance.

                Given by His truth

                And love as a parent

                To beloved children as

                Soul, life protection

                Within and without

                Healing false, restoring brokenness.

Psalm 107: 23: "Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;"

Reflection: Burdensome: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reflection Questions

        1. When have you felt, or believed, that God's commandments were 'burdensome'? Why?

        2. What brings a different perspective when we see His words through His gift of love?

        3. How does a different insight help to relate to others who resent and resist commandments towards themselves and to others?

Share: What obedience have you done for Him, that He had asked, that became a poured out love?

Burdensome: 1 John: Prayers and Poetry

Reading: 1st John 5:1-3: "WHOEVER believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome."

Burdensome

Lord, please forgive us the many times we are so filled with ourselves that we don't share Your love with others. We ignore or side-step as believing it is out of our ability.

And we stay in our self-absorbed actions and choices. Yet Your love never fails.

Please keep showing us how to follow and live into Your commandments with love, with faith, and with mercy to others. Your way.

Just as You continue to do to each of us.

Your thoughts,