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The power to grasp

...power to grasp how wide...

is the love of Christ.
Ephesians 3:18 NIV

How wide is the love of Christ?

It goes from East to West,

with no partiality,

no prejudice.

It stretches from North to South

with no regard for lines, 

or borders.

It reaches from this side of the room,

to that side.

The love of Christ embraces everyone

in my family,

in every family,

From first base to third,

from backstop to the wall.

and ALL the seats.

You are covered.

How wide?

without regard to latitude or longitude,

over planetary borders,

beyond galaxies,

God loves all life that He created.

Power to grasp how

long

is the love of Christ!

How long is the love of Christ?

As long as it needs to be.

As long as it is needed,

The love of Christ is there,

and active.

How long?

Before you were born,

you were the apple of his eye

Before you were born,

He had a plan to save you.

Before your dad ever flirted with your mom,

Christ was already loving you with a love unfailing.

Before He spoke the world into existence,

Before Let there Be Light,

There was the Love of Christ

Howl long will it last,

This love of Christ?

His love will never end.

O thought beyond  us humans!

Never end?

Everything ends!

It all runs out, wears out, gives up.

Not this love.

The love of Christ will always be there.

After the last star has grown cold

and the last ocean has frozen and melted

and vaporized,

and dissipated.

When matter wears out,

The love of Christ will still be young.

Just getting warmed up

For eternity

The power

to grasp

How high

is the love of Christ

How high, indeed?

Everest,

a mere hill,

compared to the heights of this love.

Clouds, moon, stars,

and sun

sink low in comparison.

The love of Christ reaches up beyond

the highest mountain,

beyond the heights or our imagination

But at its highest,

It reached to the height of a cross

on a small hill 

outside Jerusalem.

The power to grasp,

with all the saints,

How Deep is the Love of Christ

How Deep?

Down to the lowest level of society,

Down to the Valley of Death,

Deeper than Death Valley,

Deeper than the Grand Canyon,

Deeper than the deepest sea,

Deeper than Davy Jones' Locker

The love of Christ reaches 

to the bottom of my dirty heart.

Bringing light