Love
Take away love and our earth is a tomb. (Robert Browning, 19th century English poet)
According to the musical Carnival, “Love makes the world go ’round.” But for Browning, whose poem laments the loss of a loved one, there was nothing left to live for. When love is missing, life often becomes tedious and dreary. A fulfilling life needs the love of a heavenly Father, as well as a true and faithful human companion.
Your love delights me, my treasure, my bride. Your love is better than wine, your perfume more fragrant than spices (Song of Songs 4:10).