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Backstory:
While listening to the audiobook Where the Blue Sky Begins by Katie Powner, I was touched by the story of Eunice, a terminally ill woman who creates a list of people she wants to ask for forgiveness before she dies. Her journey reminded me of the importance of our earthly relationships, but it also pointed me toward a greater truth: our relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ matters most. I believe God gave us relationships with family and friends to help turn our hearts toward Him. As we learn to love Him more and receive His perfect love, we become more like Him and learn to love others more deeply. It becomes a perfect circle of love—His love flows to us, through us, and back to Him.

The Perfect Circle of Love

Our Heavenly Father sent us to this earth
So that we can discover our Divine worth.
We are His children and He loves us very much,
And anytime we need it, we can feel His loving touch.

He showers down His grace and blessings from above,
And gave us families so we can learn to love.
He sends us friends, angels in this life
So that we won’t feel so much strife.

As we draw closer to our Father up in Heaven,
His peace and grace are freely, deeply given.
Our Father showed us His love by sending us the One
Who sacrificed His life for us as the Beloved Son.

As we draw closer to Jesus, our Savior,
His grace begins to refine our behavior.
We will see others through a more Heavenly View
As we go about serving those around us as our Savior would do.

As we draw closer to Their Holy light,
They guide our steps and turn our weakness into might.
As we grow like Them, we love our fellowmen, 
And serving others brings Their love back down again.

The Takeaway: The greatest relationship we can build is our relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. As we abide in Their love and allow Them to change our hearts, every other relationship in our lives can be strengthened. The more we receive Their perfect love, the more we are able to share that love with others. Love begins with God, flows through us, and returns us back to Him.

Watch my YouTube video on this topic here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3jrF_lsatds

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