That we be free means more than God be loved,
for love's worth little if it is not free;
love can be urged and maybe even shoved,
but there must be some freedom ultimately.
Love is not love if love must be coerced,
for only freely gifted love is true;
thus we're born with--not love--but freedom first,
as we grow free, our love must blossom new.
While freedom's given, love is a choice we make,
God leaves us free to even make Him cry;
though He lets us leave freedom for His sake,
both are their best when offered as we die.
God is so great, I'm pressed to love Him best,
not being free, but loving free's the test.
-- by Pete Voelz 7/07
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