He’s THE good Father. The only good Father. And He’s the foundational reason I can hear music in the morning. So, if He says “the purpose of the commandment is Love,” then so it is.
And love is new in the morning.
So, every morning is an opportunity to show love to your family, friends, and (Dare I say it? Yes, I dare.) even your neighbors.
But that’s where the trouble starts. That whole love your neighbor stuff. I see a whole lot of hate your neighbor stuff going on in the world. And the evidence backs me up. Because if and when you love your neighbor, you don’t force him to do things that are bad, or at least questionable, for his health.
(Yes, that goes for the hers out there, too.)
You don’t have to look too far before you find someone spewing hate on social media. Hatred toward anyone who’d dare have a different opinion about current health challenges…and solutions. Their hatred personifies the meaning of the word vitriolic.
But I refuse to let their hatred steal my love and my joy. Because love and joy are as beneficial to your health and your life as food and water. Even more beneficial from an eternal perspective.
So, that’s why God commands love. Not like a boot-on-your-neck command. But a here’s-what’s-best-for-you command. And I love that I was made by the one, true, living, loving God of all creation. He’s why I can get up and hear a…
Morning Symphony
Listen to the music in the morning.
Open up your windows, let it in.
No violins or brass,
Just flowers, trees, and grass
To greet you as enchanting notes begin.
Listen to the music in the morning
Carried on the wings of bustling birds.
The squirrels that scamper by,
And airplanes in the sky,
Add to this composition with no words.
Listen to the music in the morning.
Let not your hearts be troubled any way.
Just listen and applaud
The awesome love of God
In every morning and through every day.
© 2013 Tony Funderburk
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