If love is not love until you give it away,

and church isn’t church if the people don’t pray,

Why do folks hide their hearts from the hurting each day,

and the houses of worship are all made of clay?

Giving something for free is no longer worth sharing,

when those it is meant for don’t seem to be caring…

We wander around only thinking of ourselves,

That cup of living water simply sits on our shelves…

Hearts and minds run for shelter, cowering in fear

Ignorant of learning from the wisdom they hear…

Traveling the earth in a self-centered bubble

Trying to make sense of a world deep in trouble…

It seems pointless, at times, to share the gift of love

when no one responds until push comes to shove…

If love is not love until we give it away,

Try offering it to another at least once a day!

If the church begins acting

the way that it’s supposed to,

perhaps God’s redeeming love

would finally show through!