Love is not finite, Lord,
It grows!
It multiplies, spills over,
Flows
From you to us,
From us to all,
For you are great,
Though we are small;
From us to neighbour,
Stranger, foe,
No matter where we live,
Or go;
Till, like your Son,
We burn with love –
At one with you,
In heaven above.
References
The Kingdom of God […] is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade (Mark 4:30—32; NLT).
Love your neighbour as yourself (Mark 12:31; NLT).
Love the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; NKJV).
Love your enemies! (Matthew 5:44; NLT).
Love flashes like fire, the brightest kind of flame (Song of Songs 8:6; NLT).
I have come to set the world on fire (Luke 12:49; NLT).
He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire (Matthew 3:11; NLT).
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them (1 John 4:16; NLT).
Anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love (1 John 4:8; NLT).