…God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:5b
Valentine’s
Day conjures up fun childhood memories like: red and pink construction paper
hearts, paper-lace doilies, lollipops and chocolates. Oh, and remember taping heart-shaped
mailboxes to our school desks?
I treasured
every classmate’s Valentine’s Day cards as if they were meant just for me,
ignoring the fact that every classmate got the same or similar message. I’d
read and re-read every card and tack each one to my corkboard above my bed as a
reminder of their affection.
Holding my
newborn son, I wondered how I could ever communicate God’s affection for him.
It wasn’t as easy as sending him a red heart on Valentine’s Day or giving him a
heart-shaped box of chocolates. Of course I would show him God’s love through
my own affection and care, but how would he concretely know the love of an invisible
God?
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