Happy Love Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

I don't know whether you refer to February 14th as "Valentine's Day" or "National Singles Awareness Day"--or even if you refer to it at all.  However, I got the above video in an email and I was really struck by the lyrics and the imagery.  Here are the lyrics:

“The Same Love”

By Paul Baloche & Michael Rossback

VERSE 1

You chose the humble and raised them high

You chose the weak and made them strong

You heal our brokenness inside and give us life

CHORUS

The same love that set the captives free

The same love that opened eyes to see

Is calling us all by name

You are calling us all by name

The same God that spread the heavens wide

The same God that was crucified

Is calling us all by name,

You are calling us all by name

VERSE 2

You call the faithless one aside

And speak the words "You are mine"

You call the cynic and the proud, "Come to me now"

CHORUS

BRIDGE

You're calling, You're calling

You're calling us to the cross

(Repeat

CHORUS

So listen to the song, and reflect upon the lyrics.  All I will add is just this: Jesus Christ has chosen to show his love for us.  He still chooses to show his love for us.  It wasn't some kind of mass forgiveness program that he was running, but it is personal to each one of us.  He knows my name and my every thought, he knows every where I have gone and my every intent.  Every single one.  And still he loves me and wants me to be near him.  And the same is true for you, he is calling your name!

Do you hear him?  Have you responded?  Or are you waiting...