God is focused on the other. The members of the Trinity thrive as a community of self-giving love. It is the nature of God to reach out to others in love. God is a fountain of love from which love pours. This love is focused on the other and is truly self-giving love. If this kind of love is in us, it will constantly flow away from us toward others. It must not be given for what we can get in return. It must not even be given so that it can be acclaimed as love. Any feeble expression of love we express pales in the face of His great love for us.
“But I will sing of your might; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been a fortress for me and a refuge in the day of my distress. O my strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.” Psalm 59:16-17 (NRSV)
(You are reading from the book “Springs In Dry Places”, by H. Lamar Smith, available on Amazon.)
