Gift to Love

God gave to me the gift to love my mother,
when He used her to teach me how to love,
God gives us still the gift to love each other,
for all gifts of true love come from above.

My parents see their face in me so true,
and that's one reason why they love me more,
God made us in His loving image too,
for He's the One our true love's really for.

Go with your gifts, your strengths that you do best,
God gives us gifts that make us so unique,
the power to love is more than all the rest,
to hone our love we should above all seek.

O God, You give Your great love to us free,
may I give all my love as You love me.

                        -- by Pete Voelz        5/08