Wishing you a happy Valentine’s Day

Thought on Thursday – February – 14/02/2013

‘There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.’
~ Bob Marley


Today is St Valentine’s Day. The cynic will see it as a day of commercial exploitation and see the day as a waste of time, effort and money. One might say why all the effort for one day when there are 364 other days to show someone how much you care. It is true that we take many gifts for granted and this includes love. So it is good to have at least one day in the year when we put it top of our list again. The challenge is to keep it there. It needs encouragement, time, effort, forgiveness, laughter and honesty. It takes a while to build up love but only seconds to lose it. You can’t buy it or even sell it.

Throughout scripture there are many references to love, how it sustains, energises and keeps us focussed for every task at hand. The best description of love comes from John when he simply says that love is God. Today St Valentines Day is a great day to appreciate the many special blessings that love can and does bring into our lives.