Dear child, do you love me?
If you love me, why do you never spend time with me?
If you love me, why do you not talk to me anymore?
If you love me, why do you use my name the way you do?
If you love me, why do you continue to look at pornography?
If you love me, why do you act like you don't even care?
If you love me, why do continue to have sex with your girlfriend/boyfriend?
If you love me, why do you put your own desires ahead of me?
If you love me, why do you no longer listen to me?
If you love me, why don't you search for me?
If you love me, why do you continue to disobey me?
If you truly love me, then why don't you act like you do? Because I'm starting to think that you don't actually love me.
But I love you. I always have, and I always will.
I loved you, when you pushed me away.
I loved you, when you ignored me.
I loved you, when you cursed my name.
I loved you, when you loved another.
I loved you, when you broke my heart.
I loved you, when you put others before me.
I loved you, when you did not care about me.
I loved you, when I was the last one on your mind.
I loved you, when you ran away from me.
I loved you, when you constantly disobeyed me.
I loved you when I was being mocked in place of you.
I loved you when I was being humiliated so that you wouldn't have to be.
I loved you when I was being beaten and my flesh was being torn from my back, so that you would not have to suffer the pain of your sin.
I loved you as I carried the weight of the cross on my scared back, so that you would not have to carry the painful weight of your own sin.
I loved you as I hung on the cross in agony because of you. I took the guilt of your sin on myself because I knew it would be to much for you to bear on your own.
I was crucified and died because I loved you so much that I couldn't bear to see you suffer the way I suffered.
I love you so much my dear child, and it breaks my heart that I have to ask... "Why don't you love me?"
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44028103@N07/15133106055">'Along the Beach', United States, Washington, Olympic National Park, Ruby Beach</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>
If you love me, why do you never spend time with me?
If you love me, why do you not talk to me anymore?
If you love me, why do you use my name the way you do?
If you love me, why do you continue to look at pornography?
If you love me, why do you act like you don't even care?
If you love me, why do continue to have sex with your girlfriend/boyfriend?
If you love me, why do you put your own desires ahead of me?
If you love me, why do you no longer listen to me?
If you love me, why don't you search for me?
If you love me, why do you continue to disobey me?
If you truly love me, then why don't you act like you do? Because I'm starting to think that you don't actually love me.
But I love you. I always have, and I always will.
I loved you, when you pushed me away.
I loved you, when you ignored me.
I loved you, when you cursed my name.
I loved you, when you loved another.
I loved you, when you broke my heart.
I loved you, when you put others before me.
I loved you, when you did not care about me.
I loved you, when I was the last one on your mind.
I loved you, when you ran away from me.
I loved you, when you constantly disobeyed me.
I loved you when I was being mocked in place of you.
I loved you when I was being humiliated so that you wouldn't have to be.
I loved you when I was being beaten and my flesh was being torn from my back, so that you would not have to suffer the pain of your sin.
I loved you as I carried the weight of the cross on my scared back, so that you would not have to carry the painful weight of your own sin.
I loved you as I hung on the cross in agony because of you. I took the guilt of your sin on myself because I knew it would be to much for you to bear on your own.
I was crucified and died because I loved you so much that I couldn't bear to see you suffer the way I suffered.
I love you so much my dear child, and it breaks my heart that I have to ask... "Why don't you love me?"
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44028103@N07/15133106055">'Along the Beach', United States, Washington, Olympic National Park, Ruby Beach</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">(license)</a>