As God Loved Me

(9-8-03)
Second Sunday of Advent

As I await the coming of the Light
I remember the love that brings it here:
It is a pure love,
       a perfect love,
       a complete love.
It is a love that calls out to me
	To love boldly, without fear
	To love fully, without condition
	To love all people, as I first was loved.
So as this Light shines out
May its beams fall upon my heart
That I may feel God’s love anew,
That I may be open to its transforming power,
So that love may illumine me forever.