*What I thought was love
Was really just head knowledge
Love is way deeper!*
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*Such grace, **undeserved**!
Too obscure for mere mortals
**God's agape LOVE**!*
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***Unconditional**!
Loving me beyond my will-
And without merit!*
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*Loving me dearly,
He instilled His love in me
Letting me love Him...*


© Raphael Uzor

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Wondrous Love (Haikus)

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timothy

I am reminded of the following American Folk Hymn:

What Wondrous Love Is This?

1) What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul,
what wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul,
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul!

2) When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down,
when I was sinking down, sinking down,
when I was sinking down beneath God's righteous frown,
Christ laid aside his crown for my soul, for my soul,
Christ laid aside his crown for my soul!

3) To God and to the Lamb, I will sing, I will sing,
to God and to the Lamb, I will sing;
to God and to the Lamb who is the great I AM,
while millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing;
while millions join the theme, I will sing!

4) And when from death I&#8217;m free, I&#8217;ll sing on, I&#8217;ll sing on;
and when from death I&#8217;m free, I&#8217;ll sing on;
and when from death I&#8217;m free, I&#8217;ll sing and joyful be,
and through eternity, I&#8217;ll sing on, I&#8217;ll sing on;
and through eternity I&#8217;ll sing on.

Amen! 
Beautiful! 
Well written!!!!!!!~<3<3:):)&#9786;&#9788;&#9794;&#9792;&#9824;&#9829;&#9827;&#9830;&#9688;&#9787;&#9689;&#8226;&#9675;.O&#9835;

liam

...i like the first one particularly...
...infatuation and appreciation can lead there...but, yes...way deeper...

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zoe-5

removed.-km82

Ore mi, blessed be you and your pen. I rarely see the word "agape" being used. You have glorified, both the word and the one which came before it.  

Lovely piece, Raphael.

removed.-dtsx

Raphael....

I agree that the emotion that we have known by the name of "love" has been adulterated far too much... But then again Raphael there are souls like you and many others who give it it's unconditional tint....

Your words, your writings and your being all emerge out here as beautiful.....

Bless your ink and your lord for the gift he has so lovingly bestowed upon you....

Thoughts
Shivani

k-balachandran

the last one, i think Raphael tells all
we know that love begets love
but here love as an energy exists in all creations beyond
conditions...pure zen and mind expanding
Bala