God and His Love

God’s not my lodestone, but His love sure is.
How can I love His love, but not love Him?
Since God is love, and all my love is His,
the difference ‘twixt Him and His love is slim.

If I don’t know Him, I sure know His love,
I wallow in the gifts He loves to give,
I love His earth below, His stars above,
I dearly love the life He lets me live.

I do not fear God’s love, it’s Him I fear,
so much of God is such a mystery,
I want His love, but don’t want Him too near,
He sees my sin and may be mean to me.

I’ll never give up on your love, it’s true,
so, Lord, I guess I’ll have to love You too.

by Pete Voelz     10/4/14