This week our culture is obsessed with love. There are lots of words for love, and there are a great number of meanings. Try and complete this sentence: Love is …
If we tallied all our answers, I think it would amaze us with the variety which shows that there are many different kinds of love, and that love means something different to each person.
Jesus talked about love a lot:
- Love your neighbor,
- Love your God,
- Love yourself.
Jesus also showed love a lot:
- He told stories like “the Good Samaritan,”
- Included children into the conversation,
- Treated women like people not property,
- He also included the outcasts in his group of friends.
There are many ways to say “love”; the important thing is to be love to each person we meet.
Shalom, Paul