In my opinion it is by no means his best song and that it was so popular is still something of a mystery to me. For all that I don’t begrudge the fact that Stevie Wonder’s biggest single was called ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’.
The lyrics are interesting in as much as Stevie reminds any lovers that there doesn’t have to be a particular occasion to remind someone that they are loved by you. I thought after this long my wife would be bored hearing me say or reading me text how much I love her. After all, as well as the practical stuff, one of the things that endeared me to the most beautiful woman in the world was me verbose nature and my habit of showering her with as many words as God would afford me to let her know what she meant to me.
Yet after all this time and the ups and downs that she has had to endure with the likes of muggins her heart still gets a flutter when I inform her how much of an honour it is that I should be loved by her.
I don’t know why I haven’t blogged about this subject much. Maybe because it might be considered a private affair. Maybe because I didn’t feel it was appropriate. Maybe because I think I mention it enough whenever I blog about my wife – and that happens at least twice a year – once on our wedding.
Yet here I am sitting down reflecting on Stevie song and thinking of how sweet it is to be loved by her. (Yeah you’ve heard that before, maybe in a song, but I’m sure it’ll never work!) I’m also reflecting on how good it is to let her know she is loved by me. After all every day I see God spell out how much He loves me – in the blessings He sends my way from food to eat and clothes to wear to inspirational songs I hear and the presence of beautiful people who help conform my image to the one of His Son.
I realise that being in love is a worthwhile state to be in especially for that special someone with whom you get to share your life. I am not convinced by the concept of falling in love. I didn’t fall and neither was I pushed. In His wisdom I was planted and by His grace now I grow and every day I want to know what love is (yeah another familiar song lyric though that song isn’t as good) and thereby grow in it and exemplify it for the sake of my children and friends.
If you have never been in love, I would strongly suggest it with one significant condition. Being in Love is far more than a feeling and it is something that costs. It costs big time. It is not a passing fad or trend for when times are good. It is the strongest force in the universe and reaches beyond the physical and emotional … even the rational and perceptive. Once you dive in it and explore it, this is truly deeper than the deepest oceans, and higher than the highest mountain which is why mere head or heart knowledge is insufficient. To that end tasting of this true love and sharing it with someone is so precious that’s why you want to keep it just to that one and let it last forever …
For God to bless me with such an experience, with such a beautiful woman and know that I am still but scratching the surface of what this really means is something worth celebrating for the rest of my life.
Thank you Lord for being in love.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
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