Love
What does it mean to say
I love you?
It means
I treasure you
who you are,
what you are
but even more---
what you are becoming.

When I say I love you
I see you as you are--
beautifully and wondrously made;
special and unique,
like no one else
in all God's universe.

When I say I love you
they are not words of ownership
but of thanksgiving.
freedom, not bondage,
loving the you, you are!

When I say I love you
I see in you
revealed in you
the potential of all
that God created
you to be.

When I say I love you
I acknowledge oneness,

with God,
with you
with all the universe.

I am saying thank you to
God,
that you have touched my life
and I yours
thereby enriching us both.

Many blessings of Love and Joy.