Saturday, March 21, 2026

Love God First

The only true hope of salvation is this:
To try to live God’s will,
The best you can,
With God’s help. 

For you need His help daily
To listen,
To follow,
To live. 

For His will is love: 
Love God first,
First and above all,
And love all people second. 

Listen to the Gospel.
Listen to the teaching of Jesus.
God will not break your free will;
He cannot go against it. 

So if you desire salvation,
Live the Gospel as best you can,
With God’s help.

Amen






2 comments:

  1. After I read your poem I looked up Matthew 22:40 (“On these 2 commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”) where Jesus answered the Pharisees. Your lovely arrangement of words seems to say exactly what those 2 commandments are in a new way. You give good instructions as to how to follow them.

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  2. Read your poem to Ruth Ann Miller today. It had a nice rhythm when we heard it out loud. She listened carefully and said to tell you that it is “special”. Your writing is a blessing as are your art works.

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