Love Never Fails

"I want to hurt you the way you hurt me,"
I actually said this out loud to the one
I love... who loves and puts up with me
One day at a time - one issue at a time -
"It is to the King's glory to overlook an
Offense." And offend I have and
Overlook has my king because of his
View of our King - why do I collect
Debris, creating a debit list of offenses
So miniscule when I am the executor of
Said offenses? I am scared of loving and
Being loved and being hurt and hurting
The one I love - because all I've seen is
Failure and love not lasting... but my
King promises, "Love never fails."

I was crushed by my admonition.
As was he...
I may have spoken the truth... but
I didn't speak it in love... I have
Wounded because I was wounded
And the One who loves us both
Hurts for us to know and grow
More in love with Him and His ways
Instead of clinging to what we may
Have experienced, even if it's wrong
And twisted and warped - it's what's
Known - I'm known by Him and
Becoming known by him who wants
Nothing more than to love me
"Right" - I want to experience this
Love - he "always hopes, always
Perseveres." We can not fail because
We love and we will continue to grow...