1 John 4:11

Even a prickly little bloom

Can have a sweeter side.
A loving heart will find a way
To bring out what’s inside.

A gentle soul will take the time

To work around each thorn
Until it finds a way to reach
The place where love is born.

For once he wore a crown of thorns

Because he loved us so;
And he’s asked us to seek that love
Even where thorns still grow.

1 John 4:11

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.