How are you? I just had to send you this letter to tell you how much I love and care about you. I saw you yesterday as you were walking and talking with your friends. I waited all day, hoping that you would talk to ME also. As evening drew near, I gave you a sunset to close your day and a cool breeze to rest you. Then I waited for you to come and talk to me, but you never came. Oh yes, it hurt me, but my love for you didn't change because I am your friend and my hand is stretched out still
I watch you fall asleep each night and I long to touch your brow, so I spill moonlight upon your pillow and face. Again I wait, wanting to rush down so that we could talk. I have so many gifts for you, my joy and my freedom from the things that keep you in bondage, and the peace that only I can give.
Each day you awaken and rush off for the day. Many days you look so sad, so alone. This world is not an easy place for anyone to live in, so cold and cruel, violent and decietful. It makes my heart ache because I understand. The people of this world let me down and hurt me many times also. But I loved them. I let them nail me to a tree to become a curse for their sins, so that they, through me, could find forgiveness from my Father in heaven. I bled and died for them because I loved them just as I love you.
I try to tell you of my love and joy for you in the quiet grass; I whisper it in the leaves and trees, breathe it in the colors of the flowers. I shout it to you in the mountain streams, and give the birds love songs to sing to you. I clothe you with warm sunshine and perfume the air. My love for you is deeper than any ocean and bigger than the biggest want or need you have. Yet it saddens my heart that you have not come to me....My tears are in the rain.
It is my Fathers will that we should spend eternity in heaven together and that no on would perish. But, time for this world is growing very short and if you don't find me, soon you will surely perish. I know how hard it is on this earth, I really know because I was there, and I want to help you. My Father wants to help you too. He's that way, you know.
There is nothing that you have done that is so terrible, that if you talk to me and repent you can't be forgiven. You see, I haven't come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners. I tell you that every person that has ever walked on this earth has fallen short of the glory of God, and there is none righteous, no not one. If only you would put away your worldly pride and believe in me with your whole heart and confess that belief to others, you will be saved. Just call on me, talk to me, ask me to prove myself to you. It's your decision. I have chosen you, and because of this I will wait just a short time longer, but please hurry and open my word and find me while I may be found....Because I love you!
Your friend,
JESUS.
