Amber used to tuck Wade into bed at night and say, "Love you to the moon and back". My heart would melt. I guess that I was one of the few who had never heard that phrase.   Now that Wade is almost five the distance has morphed  with his vocabulary. Now he loves as far as "the sun", "infinity", even to "God and back" depending on the day.   When I found this sign at a local store, I had to add it to Grammy's room.  Love ya "to the Moon and Back!" 

Today that sign took on new meaning.
I read in 1 Peter 4:7,8,  "...Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins."  

The words struck a chord that resonated with clarity.  "Love deeply."  Sometimes  I feel the world cries a different message... loudly! It yells, "Look out for yourself, no one else will."   "Don't let others walk over you."  "That driver just cut you off- Beep!"  The message clouds my vision of Christ.  But today  God's word  brought His view back into focus.  Romans 5: 8  "For God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Colossians 3: 13: "Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."  
Gratitude overwhelmed me.  God WANTS  the believer  not only to  love, but  to love deeply.  We do not have to think we are enabling, or being walked over, we can love because "He first loved us."  And finally in 1 John 2: 6 "Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did."  

So I challenge you today, look for opportunities to love others  as Christ loved you..."to the moon and back".





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