Grow and Overflow

my kids and Scout the kitty
1986

"May the Lord make your love grow and overflow to each other and to everyone else, just as our love overflows toward you." (1 Thessalonians 3:12 NLT)

According to the bio in her book: What the Bible is All About, Henrietta Cornelia Mears (1890-1963) was one of the great Bible teachers of the 20th century. While Christian Education Director at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, she built one of the largest Sunday Schools in the world and wrote curriculum that was in such high demand that to publish it, she founded Gospel Light in 1933.

Ms. Mears once said, "God is the source of love; Christ is the proof of love; service is the expression of love; boldness is the outcome of love."

Beloved, on this countdown to Christmas, may your love grow and overflow. For "if we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and His love becomes complete in us—perfect love!" (1 John 4:12 The Message)