And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13, NIV)
I recognize that I am doing a worthy cliché. Better said about loving than done about loving… in actuality. Never dying, never vain, never folly, love will invade us every day of our lives.
Love is more than the cross.
It is more than a mushy romance song.
It is more than a duty.
It is more than sex, it is more than pain.
It is more than being nice to everybody, being holy, righteous, Mr. Thou-shalt-not-talk-to-u-because-I’m-full-of-grace (or Mrs… hehe)
Love never stops dreaming, not even when it’s pressured by dreams.
It is actually the catalyst of life. More than the cross, it is actually the reason the cross exists. More than romance, it is actually the impulse for romance. More than a duty, it is a pleasure and a delight to show what we’re made of. More than sex, it is actually the main idea for consummation- if done properly. More than pain, it is the one who carries us into the light. More than a quality, it is a lifestyle. Think of it as… worship of some sorts.
I guess God made us to love. Sing, preach, think about it, love is always there. We even do crazy things because we love someone or something! If we were made to love, then I guess something’s going on right! We have “butterflies in our stomachs” when we fall in love, but we can’t be done away with love. This world was created by love, and more than the greatest love story ever told on humankind, it is a living covenant remade to His kindling.
We were made to love, so let’s celebrate it-every day! Love won’t die, love won’t cheat, love won’t fail!
¡Felíz Día de San Valentín!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
(By the way, my prayers go to the family of Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died yesterday on the luge track on Whistler, just a few hours from the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. May God give strengths to the family and to his nation, Georgia.)