To my beloved

The year before I met you, was probably one of the most transformative years of my spirituality. The Lord embraced, touched and remade the core of my soul and I had no idea that he was preparing me to receive one of the greatest gifts I have ever held in my hands. My heart of disbelief was touched by the depths of the gospel - good news of mercy and kindness, of redemption and new beginnings. You are the firstfruits of receiving a new heart, a heart that trusts God's embrace and provision. You are a gift I hold in my hands and that overwhelms my soul. How could it be that I get to love and cherish such precious jewel? A man after God's very own heart... Your tender and merciful heart unveils more of God's beauty and faithfulness to me every day. Every single day. God is remaking my heart again, in a new way, now through your love. Your love is joy and peace. Your love is pure and divine delight. Your love proclaims the deep love of Christ, which loves the imperfect, the guilty, the afraid. Your love speaks of the generous and redemptive love of Christ and because of that I want to love you more. Your love is a vehicle for the gospel's remaking of my heart from the inside out and from the ground up. The deepest places of my soul love you and what your love represents: God's perfect and blameless love. When I look in your eyes I see God's generous hospitality - his invitation to love and to be loved and my cup overflows.