Love, Lust and Marriage

 

Love has the power of an erupting volcanoe.

It can stretch high into the raptures

and ravage what lies below.

 

From the ashes of love comes lust.

It's power can be mistaken for love.

For it ascends from the Earth

as a dark cloud of untruth.

 

Lust can be adulterous and tainted

Lust can abuse the body and exploits love

leaving it feeling unworthy, unwanted

unloved and torn into pieces.

 

I know it is lustful

but my heart and body calls out for his embrace.

I know I should wait for the walk down the aisle

but Lord, my patience is bending

like the willow in the wind.

 

Oh Lord, help me to be the oak,

steadfast and true.

For true love leads to marriage

born of your grace.  Amen