My love for humanity has:
Hurt me
Blinded me
Left me
Changed me
Defeated me
Bludgeoned me
Moved me
Cut me
Filled me
Built me up
Torn me down
Deserted me
Left me hanging
And challenged me at every turn.

God’s love for me has:
Lifted me
Held me
Saved me
Warmed me
Spilled over me
Moved beneath me
Flowed through me
Cherished me
Given me peace
Taught me
Encourage me
Strengthened me
Made its home in me
Allowed me to flourish
When my love for humanity
Fails me.

It is for these reasons 
That I still believe in love.

Rev Walt