Definition: lover, a person who loves (or is loved).
To love someone means to give yourself, at least in part, to another. The more one loves, the more one wants to give. The more one gives, the more one loves.
The following prayer was written by Brother Charles of Jesus. It expresses a deep desire to give to God.
Father,
I abandon myself into your hands,
do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you,
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me,
and in all your creatures—
I wish no more than this, O Lord.Into your hands I commend my soul,
I offer it to you with all the love
of my heart.
For I love you, Lord,
and so need to give myself,
To surrender myself into your hands,
without reserve,
and with boundless confidence,
For you are my Father.
Definition: beloved, a person who is loved.
The beloved receives the gift of the lover. The lover and the beloved are in love, are love, be-love.
Someone suggested to rewrite the above prayer with my name in it. It transforms into a prayer from God to me.
Mark,
I abandon myself into your hands,
do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do Mark, I thank you,
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me,
and in all your doing—
I wish no more than this, Mark.Into your hands I commend my soul Mark,
I offer it to you with all the love
of my heart.
For I love you, Mark,
and so need to give myself,
To surrender myself into your hands,
without reserve,
and with boundless confidence,
For you are mine, Mark.
And now everything changes in a scary and awesome way…
Prayer is looking at God looking at us. (St. Teresa of Avila)