"Lord, Grant me the greatness of heart to see, the difference in duty and his love for me.
Give me understanding to know, that when duty calls he must go.
Give me a task to do each day, to fill the time when he is away.
And Lord, when duty is in the field, please protect him and be his shield."
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Love Never Fails
Love is not proud
Love does not boast
Love after all
Matters the most
Love does not run
Love does not hide
Love does not keep
Locked inside
Love is the river that flows through
Love never fails you
Love will sustain
Love will provide
Love will not cease
At the end of time
Love will protect
Love always hopes
Love still believes
When you don't
Love is the arms that are holding you
Love never fails you
When my heart won't make a sound
When I can't turn back around
When the sky is falling down
Nothing is greater than this
Greater than this
Love is right here
Love is alive
Love is the way
The truth the life
Love is the river than flows through
Love is the arms that are holding you
Love is the place you will fly to
Love never fails you
French author Delphine de Girardin, once wrote "To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing."
In my own life I have had to take risk; risks with relationships, money, future plans. As a Christian I have found that taking risks with the security of having Christ holding your hand no matter when is a comforting thought. A risk I will be taking soon is with my relationship with the man I love. After a lifelong calling to serve our country, my love will be leaving in June for Marine boot camp. For those of you who don't know the details of boot camp, I will explain.
Men serving in the Marines leave for 3 months to a grueling training where they will be pushed to the limit, physically and emotionally. They will be cut off from the outside world and will only be able to communicate with loved ones through snail mail. After 13 weeks of training all their family and friends go to their "Marine Graduation" It is a honored ceremony and they are officially recognized as US Marines. After 10 days of leave, the new Marine will head off to 2 months of more training. During this time the communication with the outside world is more laid back and they are sometimes able to leave base on the weekends.
For me the risk and the fear comes with the thought of the first training. 3 long months of no communication with a man who I see almost everyday, and talk to as much as humanly possible. Again I am brought back to the promise Christ tells us in Matthew 28: 20 "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
I pray that even though I am scared and know that times will come in the 3 months when I will feel hopeless and that I can't go on any further with out him, that God is carrying me even when I can't walk any more.
