--- title: "Advent reflection: Love" date: 2019-12-03T11:30:00+00:00 author: Naomi Osinnowo canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/advent-reflection-love" section: Articles --- Share [ ](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fadvent-reflection-love) [ ](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Advent%20reflection%3A%20Love&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fadvent-reflection-love) [ ](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fadvent-reflection-love&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fadvent-reflection-love&display=popup) [ ](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fadvent-reflection-love) Copy link to this article Share this article Advent reflection: Love 1 min read Contents Share [ ](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fadvent-reflection-love) [ ](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Advent%20reflection%3A%20Love&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fadvent-reflection-love) [ ](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fnews-and-views%2Fadvent-reflection-love) Copy link to this article Share this article Back to top In this article God is love Pretty simple really Cos God gives us perfect love freely Sponsored[](#) [ ![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](https://lst.ac.uk/life-long-learning/) Perfect love in the shape of a cross means my wrongs get crossed off He gave up His crown Came down from above to do what we couldn’t That’s gospel, good news, that is perfect love But to do life in Christ who paid our fee Is to do life like Christ who set us free That means the perfect love we see In His spirit strength we do we be Christlike Do you think God calls us to the side-lines of church and take a seat Just to shake the preachers hand and leave Until next Sunday comes round and repeat? Do me a favour That mindset is way out We’re called to do and show the world what perfect love’s all about He’s the wellspring of life The living water And it’s about time we be church, show love and do gospel Not just to tick annual planning meeting boxes But 24/365 and a ¼ And cos the tomb was empty Perfect love has already won But ​‘til He returns in glory there’s plenty of jobs to do and to be done See perfect love commissions us To ricochet His love To display Corinthians 13 love So the mission is not just to spectate, but do But here’s the thing – He’s not just calling someone else to do His gospel In fact, He’s calling you. ## Read next [ All news & views ](/news-and-views) - [ ![Singleness and why community in the church matters](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Singleness and why community in the church matters](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) Singleness and why community in the church matters 2 September 2026 ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/singleness-and-why-community-in-the-church-matters) - [ ![The unexpected evangelist: from drug addiction to new life in Christ](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![The unexpected evangelist: from drug addiction to new life in Christ](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) Tough Talk The unexpected evangelist: from drug addiction to new life in Christ 1 September 2026 ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/the-unexpected-evangelist-from-drug-addiction-to-new-life-in-christ) - [ ![Being a carer is not something God wants us to do alone](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Being a carer is not something God wants us to do alone](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) Rising Brook Baptist Church Centre Being a carer is not something God wants us to do alone 19 August 2026 ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/being-a-carer-is-not-something-god-wants-us-to-do-alone)