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Arnold reading the poem
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God is first, always, forever,
but after Him, you are the next brightest thing
that has ever stepped into my world,
lighting my life like voltage to a bulb.
Like brightness filling the spaces
I did not know were dim,
you arrived and brightened my world,
suddenly everything glowing.
Your love is like a city set upon a hill,
visible, never hidden, never doubted,
an open book of God's love story for us,
a light I did not know I was waiting for.
Your love is the proof I hold close to my heart,
that God sees me and chooses to show,
His tenderness wrapped in the warmth of your arms,
His grace in the way that you love me so.
Your love shows me a fraction of what it is
to be loved by God,
yet this fraction is bigger than anything
I have ever known, seen, or imagined.
Your love is my peace, my restoration,
a mirror reflecting God's pure glory,
a glimpse I can barely describe
but deeply recognize and hold dear.
Your love is a shelter, safe and secure,
steady like rivers that never forget their path,
Your love is as constant as morning,
tomorrow always brings it back again,
Your love is unwavering through every season,
It is here to stay and it stands still.
You are everything my heart ever longed for,
and more than my dreaming could reach,
my forever, my blessing, my Berry,
my Ifemi, my joy.
And together we will walk through every part,
shining our light wherever we go,
making bright places brighter,
and dark places finally know light.
Illuminating every life we touch,
every path, every season we share,
our love a light that keeps on giving,
a glory too bright not to declare.
This love is everywhere I want to be forever.
I want you to know I love you, today and always.
Happy Birthday, my love. Forever yours.
With all my heart, Arnold
