CRAZY LOVE

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As we stand on Calvary on Good Friday, one truth we learn is not to apply to the heart of Jesus the measure of our own stingy little hearts, so mean, so narrow, and so hard.  If we make him as fussy, unforgiving, and vindictive as we are at our worst, we shall never comprehend how good, how patient and compassionate, how gentle and extravagant Jesus of Nazareth really is.  (Reflections for Ragamuffins, Brenan Manning pg. 89)

Scripture

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8

Song

Crazy Love Hawk Nelson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js_hgkHQ6Bc

We're the ones who believe in the things unseen

This home, this body is the in-between

We're the ones who fight down on our knees

Who dare to love our enemies, love enemies

They say it sounds insane, we say that we've been changed

By the power of crazy love

This world, it looks at us like we're ridiculous

Maybe it's all because of crazy love

We're the ones gonna put it all in reverse

Gonna die to ourselves, gonna live to serve

'Cause when you get what you get when you walk by faith

Is it really so dumb to give it all away? Give it all away

They say it sounds insane, we say that we've been changed

By the power of crazy love

This world, it looks at us like we're ridiculous

Maybe it's all because of crazy love

Crazy love

We know it sounds absurd, we don't get what we deserve

It's by grace we are saved

They say it sounds insane, we say that we've been changed

By the power of crazy love

This world, it looks at us like we're ridiculous

Maybe it's all because of crazy love

Crazy love

We're the ones who believe in the things unseen

This home, this body is the in-between

(Crazy love)

We're the ones who fight down on our knees

Who dare to love our enemies

We're the ones gonna put it all in reverse

Gonna die to ourselves, gonna live to serve

Crazy love

Sentence Prayer

Jesus, you are the good shepherd. 

You are willing to die for the sheep.

You are the good shepherd:

as the Father knows you and you know the Father.

In the same way you know your sheep.

And your sheep know you;

You are willing to die for us.

The Father loves you because you are 

willing to give your life;

No one takes your life from you;

You give it up of your own free well;

You are the good shepherd.

Jesus is the good shepherd who understand our frailty.

And knows each one of us by name.  

A New Zealand Prayer Book Pg 128