God’s love toward us is great, God’s faithfulness, eternal (Psalm 117:2; TIB).
My God, you love me evermore!
You sent your only Son, to save
Us all. Your Spirit gave me birth,
So, through your loving, I have worth.
You never grab me, scream abuse,
Fill me with dread, or threaten me,
Or break my heart, or mind, or soul:
Instead, you want to make me whole.
You know my mother damaged me.
She wasn’t perfect; nor am I.
She was so angry, bitter, raw:
But she can’t hurt me any more –
Because you hold me in your hands,
And make my trauma work for good.
You are my source, my life, my goal:
You will restore, and save, my soul!
God, “…restores my soul” (Psalm 23:3; NKJV).
God, “…will spare the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy” (Psalm 72:13; NKJV).
References
They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest. With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling. They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name. Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!” So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped (Psalm 74:5-8; NLT).
Your anointed will rescue the poor when they cry out, and the oppressed when there is no one to help them. Your chosen one will take pity on the lowly and the poor, and will save their lives. Your chosen one will rescue them all from violence and oppression, and will treat their blood as precious (Psalm 72:12-14; TIB).
We know that God makes everything work together for the good of those who love God and have been called according to God’s purpose (Romans 8:28; TIB).
There is no fear in love, for perfect love drives out fear. To fear is to expect punishment, and anyone who is afraid is still imperfect in love. We love because God first loved us (1 John 4:18-19; TIB).