Lent Day 31… Love Is Little, Love Is Low

In a world so torn apart by rivalry, anger, and hatred, we have the privileged vocation to be living signs of a love that can bridge all divisions and heal all wounds. —Henri Nouwen

Last night I attended my daughter’s school choir concert. The opening song was a Shaker Hymn called “Love Is Little.” The lyrics stuck with me…

Love is little, love is low

Love will make our spirits grow

Grow in peace, grow in light

Love will do the thing that’s right

Love is tender, love is best

In thy arms of holy rest

Keep me safe, keep me still

Always open to thy will

Love is little, love is low

Love will make our spirits grow

Grow in peace, grow in light

Love will do the thing that’s right

Love thy neighbor, heal thy friend

Tender mercies now descend

Full of hope, full of grace

As I gaze into thy face

Love is little, love is low

Love will make our spirits grow

Grow in peace, grow in light

Love will do the thing that’s right

Love surrounds me, makes me whole

Love eternal fills my soul

Free from sin, free from pain

When our Savior comes to reign