Lilies
"Lilies" was written on the back porch of Amy’s house in the spring of 2022 while reading a book inspired by the work of Rich Mullins. She was struck by the idea that God’s love for us is incomprehensible - even to the angels. God’s love rings out in creation as it reflects His detailed care. Around the throne of heaven God’s love prompts the saints to worship endlessly. His love cannot be measured or contained. And so, we can’t help but sing.
“So, all those things He did that we call ‘miracles’ became believable to us because Christ, who performed them operated out of love - and love (His love at least) has a height and depth and breadth and length that reaches beyond the dimensions of mere reason. And while reasons may be found within His love, no reason would be able to contain His love. It is possible that the evidence of His divinity lies in that love - that in light of love, miracles seem sort of unremarkable. If God can love me, the rest will follow. And Jesus Christ is, for me, the evidence of God’s unreasonable and unsolicited attentiveness, His unearned favor, His incomprehensible love.”
The World as I Remember It: A Life God Rewards Devotional
Bruce Wilkinson with David Kopp