Love

I've chosen red text today to match the subject.No not the sentimental red love we use on Valentines day.I 've been thinking seriously today about how important love is. Romantic love is wonderful and fulfilling.Being loved by your spouse is of vital(as in LIFE giving) importance.Love for ones children is such an easy love-though raising them is really difficult.You love them no matter what!That love is present from the moment you have held that baby in your arms(or even sometimes when still in your tummy).Love from ones parents mould the person you become.Love from siblings can make your world a safer place -to be just who you are and accepted.

Love is what binds us together isn't it? That reminds me of that song-bind us together in love.I think this Easter, love  has been especially real for me.I often feel burdened by all the violence in our world.I think the hippies of the 60's had the right (sort of!) idea albeit a misguided outlook on love.Love IS the single most important ingredient that keeps us in unity-as a person,as a family, as a nation even as the human race. Is that not why so much is broken and not in unity? Lack of love- REAL love! Walking past a homeless person and feeling that tug in your heart.Watching an injured animal struggle to survive and feeling in your heart a sadness for it.Just looking around one at the beauty in this world and being overwhelmed by it.I know some people only see the EMOTIONAL reactive side of this, but that is part of love.I don't think you can seperate love from emotion.Both are God given.This Easter I looked at the cross in our church and became overwhelmed (without tears!!) by the love of the Cross.My favourite verse is 1 John 4:19 "We love because He first loved us" He IS the source of love-real love. Thus the red text-red for His blood-the symbol of His love for us.

I've been thinking about Jland too.We don't know eachother(mostly) yet we communicate and form bonds.Isn't it rather strange?To connect with people you really are NOT connected to?(except digitally :-) I think we do this because we have a need to love and BE loved.Maybe we have the heart of the Creator who yearns to be in relationship with His creation.In unity,in love.

I encourage you today (and myself :-) to LOVE others-especially the unlovely!Restore broken relationships! Communicate love-real love-to those around you.Just start with the one in front of you.If we each do that we CAN make a difference.Just love the one in front of you today.

LOVE YOU !!! :-)-