valentine's eve
"OOOSLERGIE” really isn’t a word I guess; yet to me it has great meaning. More on that later. Tomorrow is February 14th, a holiday. I began thinking about this post back before Christmas, another holiday.
I love Christmas. I’m aware not everyone does. The “hustle and bustle”, now there is a phrase, the commercialization, the stress, the unhappy memories of Christmas’ past…for some add up to a depressing season to get through. Not for me though. I love Christmas. I love the memories, the anticipation. I love the lights, the carols, the tree decorating, the shopping, the joy my wife receives from sending cards. I love watching my children as they grow older each year and how the celebration ever changes and stays the same. I love Christmas. I love THE GIFT. Nothing for me diminishes the celebration of The Gift, the celebration of the incarnation. “The WORD became flesh and dwelt among us…and we beheld His glory.”
Tomorrow is Valentines Day, a celebration of love. Let us celebrate. When God describes himself in scripture He says, “God is love”. When He describes love He says, “Love is patient, love is kind…” Now there’s a way to celebrate. God says in scripture, His letter of love to us, “The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness”. Jeremiah 31:3
I love Christmas. I’m aware not everyone does. The “hustle and bustle”, now there is a phrase, the commercialization, the stress, the unhappy memories of Christmas’ past…for some add up to a depressing season to get through. Not for me though. I love Christmas. I love the memories, the anticipation. I love the lights, the carols, the tree decorating, the shopping, the joy my wife receives from sending cards. I love watching my children as they grow older each year and how the celebration ever changes and stays the same. I love Christmas. I love THE GIFT. Nothing for me diminishes the celebration of The Gift, the celebration of the incarnation. “The WORD became flesh and dwelt among us…and we beheld His glory.”
Tomorrow is Valentines Day, a celebration of love. Let us celebrate. When God describes himself in scripture He says, “God is love”. When He describes love He says, “Love is patient, love is kind…” Now there’s a way to celebrate. God says in scripture, His letter of love to us, “The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness”. Jeremiah 31:3
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i was reading the first verses of john just the other day. i love them because they speak of Who Jesus is and the beauty of the Incarnation. thanks for the reminder.
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