I wrote this little piece 30 plus years ago in an effort to teach children about the incomprehensible depth, length and height of a Higher Power's Love.
I took it from the Third Chapter of Ephesians, verses 14-19, which always appealed to me as a lesson very applicable to a child's brain.
As with my other works of long ago, I have moved on in my understanding or even confusion about God. However, I do continue to feel attached to this piece for its simplicity and sheer wonder at the power of the universe.
You can measure me --- my height, width and weight.
You can measure your room --- how wide, how long, how high the ceilings, how low the floor.
You can measure the distance from school to home, from Grandma's to Aunt Susan's, from the moon to the stars.
You can measure time in minutes, hours, days and years.
But God's love --- it can't be measured.
God's love is bigger than earth itself, our galaxy or universe.
It's older than the oldest man --- older than life. Before time, there was God's love.
God's love is infinite. This means that it has no beginning and it has no end. It goes on forever.
God's love --- you can't climb over it, walk around it, dig a hole under it or cut a tunnel through it.
We will never understand God's love. But in our hearts:
We can KNOW it.
We can INVITE it in.
We can FEEL it.
We can SPREAD it.
God's love will never run out. The more we give it to others, the more we'll have left to share.
God's love brings us smiles when we're sad, gives us strength when we're tired.
When we're filled with God's love, where can selfishness, pride and hate live?
They have to travel on. Every room in your heart and mine is plumb full
Now we can jump for joy! Our hearts wear the sign "NO VACANCY," and we're free to love with God's love morning through the night.
So go ahead and measure the things of the world --- me, your room the sidewalk, time, your dog and cat, your gerbil and snail.
But when it comes to God's love, just smile and KNOW it. It's in your heart, so go ahead and SHOW it!