HAPPY SABBATH + Jesus, Lover Of My Soul ...!

He Wanted A Relationship!
I Wanted A "Friend!"
Do You Understand?!

I Sure Do!
Friends With Benefits
AND
No Responsibilities!

He Kept Calling ... Relationship!
I Kept Answering ... Friend!
And This Went On For Quite A While
Until
I Said: Okay. Friendly-Relationship!
AND
Would You Believe It?!
He Just Gave Me The Most Beautiful Smile!
Those Eyes!

The Friendly Relationship Was Onesided!
Well, To Be Be Quite Honest
It Had Two Sides:
He Gave!
I Took!

My Hand Was Always Open
BUT
My Heart Was A Story Book!
It Had Nuff Pages!

Every Single Solitary Day
He Told Me He Loved!
He Called Me "Beloved!"
AND
"Precious Child!"
AND
If I So Much As Started To Think Of A Whimper
Immediately
He Is At My Side!
Honestly
Before I Knew I Had A Need
He Has Provided For Me!
I Didn't "Get" Him!

I Am Innately Selfish!
Decidedly Conceited!
Definitely Belligerent!
AND
Truly Own Way!
And If You Were To Call Me A Donkey
Believe Me
You Would Not Be Wrong
Is All I Will Say!

Well ... Time Passed As Time Does.
Slowly At First And Then Fastly Slow
AndThen One Day I Noticed Something!
He Had On Me Started To Grow!

At First
It Was That I Loved Him
BECAUSE
Of What He Is Always Doing For Me
AND THEN
I Loved Him
BECAUSE
In Him Is Protection!
There Is For Me ... Safety!

One Time
I Really Looked At Him
AND
It Was As Though I Was Seeing Him
For The Very First Time
AND
Before The Old Cat Could Lick His Torn Ear
I Was Seeing
I Am Seeing
Seeing
AND
Believing
That He ... To Me
Is Someone Most Dear!

The Day Finally Came
When At His Voice So Gentle
My Hard Heart Cracked
AND
In My Chest Did A Lurch
AND
Suddenly
Instantly
Momentously
I Knew
That He Is The One
That Made Me Think To
Want To
Go To My Father God
In The Temple Not Made With Hands
To Say My Vows
AND
Accept His Long Stated
But Now New Read
AND
Finally Believed Covenant
That He Will Not My Soul Deceive!

I Was Broken!
My Heart Was Contrite
AND
I Cried
AND
He Washed My Eyes With His Tears!

I Actually
Willingly
Earnestly Confessed My Sins Against Him
AND
He Was Not Angered!
He Showed Me Great Grace!
I Felt His Mercy For Me
AND
He Gave Me His Peace ... Within!
With Him
I Am Not On A Rotting Limb!

I Hear You!

I Am His!
I Am Sheltered!
I Am Fed!
I Am Delivered From Sure Death
The Death That Kills One In Hell
AND
It Is All Because
I Finally Saw 
I Truly See
The Light ... Of My Life
AND
I Am In Raptures Of Heavenly Delight!

Now ...

I Love Him ... For Himself!
If He Never Gave Me Another Gift
I Will Still Love Him
For
He Is The Lover
Not Of My Body
BUT
The Lover Of My Soul!

In His Love
AND
In The Day That He Has Appointed
I Shall Be Anointed
Glorified
Immortalized
For
We Are One
In The Spirit
AND
We Walk In Accord!

He Sounds Wonderful!

He Is ... And He Is A Counsellor!
Would You Like To Meet Him?!

What Have I Got To Lose?!

Absolutely Nothing!
His Name Is Jesus Christ
AND
He Is My Savior
My Redeemer
My Lord
AND
My God!

All I Will Say Is
Thank God He's Not That Known Fraud!

Bless The Lord, Oh, My Soul!
With All That Is Within Me
I Praise His Holy Name!

AMEN!