Author Description

The words of Jesus and other quotes from the bible speak authoritatively for themselves, so my written contribution to this book is very minimal. Throughout my years of studying bible texts, especially in the seminary, I was drawn to their beautiful expressions of love. We can read about the holy love of the Father; the free and suffering love of the Son; the mysterious and fulfilling love of the Holy Spirit; and the frail, yet enduring love of Humankind. This book contains quotes of love from the New Testament as translated by the World English Bible. As I compiled these "Words of Love" from the New Testament I was again struck and deeply moved by the simple yet universe-shaking power of God's love as gifted to Humankind by Jesus, and as manifested by the words of Jesus amongst us. The Jesus Gift is Jesus himself, and the love he gave us that grows stronger every millennium. This book was compiled to serve as a means to meditate on the meaning and implications of love for ourselves, our world and our God. Dr. Marc Samuels