#Beloved

"Be-Love-Ed"

"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine..." Song of Solomon 6:3a

#TrulyandDearlyLoved

I feel so very loved, and there is such an abundant outpouring of love in my heart for those closest to me these days.  Lately, my Sweetie Pie has been expressing how she loves me because I am the BEST Mommie there is... well, a mother and a father knows that this is the ultimate feeling... to have your child express their genuine and most sincere feelings without asking for a thing in return... yep I waited for it... but nothing... the next words were, "When will you be home?"  Gosh, she melts my heart and takes my breath away so often with her sincerity. I have been hearing in my heart, the scripture written in Matthew 3:17..."And lo a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."  To my readers who are parents...please do not allow one moment to pass in your life... from here on out, that you do not make your child(ren) aware that they are very much loved by you, the family, caregiver, guardian, or whomever is in the role of parents. Showing love is the one thing that children desire. People can show love with gifts... but I stress today that we be present physically & emotionally...no strings attached.

Let them know that you are pleased with them, whether it be that pretty picture drawn in art class, the clean room when you didn't have to ask, or the win on the sports team... show them that they are truly loved and respected, and that just them being "them" gives you the pleasure of them belonging to you.

Now... when I read the passage in Song of Solomon, instantly my heart skipped a beat for my own Beloved... my Mister, my husband... my love...my "rescuer". Yes, I say so very often that he rescued me... from a situation far beyond my and my parents' imagination, and we all are so very thankful to God for that! He lets me know that I am his and that he is mine in the littlest of ways as well as the grandest. I am so thankful to my Lord for placing my own beloved's into my life, and for granting me the relationships that I have...beginning with my parents who are #TrulyAndDearlyLoved...my first beloved hearts.  As a child, I used to hear the preacher say to the congregation... "Well, beloved hearts..." I didn't give it much thought then... but if you don't take anything with you after reading today... I just want you to know that you are God's Beloved Hearts... He sent Jesus...His Beloved Son...to rescue you...to reconcile you back to Him (God)...He sees you, loves you... and you should know that you are #TrulyAndDearlyLoved.

*Note to self... Simply love with the heart... and not just with words.

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