Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
Happy Valentines Day! My Valentine’s Day started with volunteering at my son’s preschool. My son attends a preschool at a church near our home, so I played some kids church songs at their school chapel. In between songs, I asked the kids whom they love on Valentine’s Day. I think they misunderstood my question and they replied… “Dolphins! Elephants! Candy!” It is funny how the word we use to describe how we feel towards cute animals and delicious food is also the same word we use to describe how we feel towards our mothers. But the love that God has for us goes even further than the love humans have for each other; this is called agape love or divine love. It’s limitless, unconditional, and not dependent on reciprocation. This is the love described in 1 Corinthians 13. This is the love that God wants His children to practice when loving others. But we can only access this love when we experience it for ourselves by embracing the love that God has for us.
