Love

 One of my favorite musicals from back in the day is Oliver. A highly esteemed song from that movie's soundtrack is Where is Love? The opening lyrics of the first verse ask two questions about where love might perhaps be found: "Does it fall from skies above? Is it underneath the willow tree that I've been dreaming of?" The answers to both queries are a resounding, "NO!"

That reminds me of another popular song, Looking for love in all the wrong places. I imagine there are hundreds of songs that attempt to answer questions about finding love.

A religious song, another favorite of mine, actually gives us an answer to a far question: "What is love?" These lyrics were written by Dottie Rambo in 1969. Ponder these words while you remember the message of I John 4:10: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."

If That Isn't Love

1. He left the Splendor of Heaven knowing His destiny

Was the lonely hill of Golgotha there to lay down His life for me.

If that isn't love, the ocean is dry; there's no stars in the sky, and the sparrow can't fly.

If that isn't love, then Heavens a myth; there's no feeling like this, if that isn't love.

2. Even in death He remembered the thief hanging by His side.

He spoke with love and compassion then He took him to Paradise.

If that isn't love, the ocean is dry; there's no stars in the sky, and the sparrow can't fly.

If that isn't love, then Heavens a myth; there's no feeling like this, if that isn't love.

photo by Emmanuel Phaeton on unsplash.com