HOW COULD YOU?

Because love cannot be denied...

HOW COULD YOU?

The deafening scream of the angry mob,
The pointing fingers of a mocking crowd,
How could you still look on them with love?
How could you still offer your ears without hesitation?

How could you? Yes, how could you?
When people proudly spit on your face,
When they plucked out your beard like a sadist,
How could you still offer your limitless forgiveness?

How could you? Yes, how could you?
When your kingdom is crowned with humiliation,
When your fragrant and sweet love is reciprocated with a stinky bitterness,
How could you still afford to pay the debt you did not owe?

When you agonized the pain of betrayal alone,
When you suffered injustice shame, and rejection,
And when all the dear ones to you had abandoned,
How could you still embrace them with your trust?

How could you, LORD? Yes, how could you JESUS?
Why is your love so irresistible?
How could you not let me go?
How could you not give up on me?

Please help me stop from running away,
You just don't deserve to be treated this way,
Let me drop down everything I carry,
It's time for me to stop asking "How could you?"

I'm now changing my question, LORD.
How could I love you back the way you do?
How could I serve you the way you want me to?
Let me know Lord, for I'm tired of hurting you.

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

This is beautiful. I believe we only love God because God first loved us, just as St. John said. And if God first loved us, then we, being partakers of His love and Spirit, only return to Him those things which rightfully belong to Him in giving Him our hearts and love. Bless.