Loving God Completely

Recently I taught a course on Spiritual Formation, using Dr. Ken Boa’s Book: Conformed to His Image: Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation

I will be blogging about this for a while.  I think you will find it worth while in following Jesus and maybe even enticed to buying and reading Dr. Boa’s book.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens….what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? Psalm 8:1 , 4

God’s Love for us  written by George Herbert. 1593–1632.

LOVE bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back,

 Guilty of dust and sin.

But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack

From my first entrance in,

Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning

If I lack'd anything.

'A guest,' I answer'd, 'worthy to be here:'

Love said, 'You shall be he.'

'I, the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear,

I cannot look on Thee.'

Love took my hand and smiling did reply,

'Who made the eyes but I?'

'Truth, Lord; but I have marr'd them: let my shame

Go where it doth deserve.'

'And know you not,' says Love, 'Who bore the blame?'

'My dear, then I will serve.'

'You must sit down,' says Love, 'and taste my meat.'

So I did sit and eat.

Loving God Completely

Thanks be to thee, O Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits which thou hast won for us,
for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for us.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,
may I know thee more clearly, love thee more dearly
and follow thee more nearly day by day.

attributed to St Richard of Chichester (1253)

May we know Thee more clearly

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, Ephesians 1:17-18
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:19

Love Thee more Dearly

We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19

Follow more Nearly

"If you love me, you will obey what I command. John 14:15