I know the world makes a lot of this day, and while romance is great and all, I think we can go a little overboard if we feel on-the-outside-looking-in if we don't have a date today, start to get down on ourselves and re-evaluate our worthiness in the eyes of the opposite sex.
Here's my small thought: in the absence (or even the presence) of plans this evening, remember the Ultimate suitor.
"Behold, you are beautiful, my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your eyes are doves.
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved,
truly lovely." (Songs 1:15-16)
"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you." (Jer 31:3)
"Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me." (Ps 31:21)
Whatever you do today, don’t mope. Make a date with the Lord. Have a nice hot chocolate (wink) or a glass of wine. Smile, and think about the One who is Love, who loves you more completely and passionately than any boyfriend or girlfriend or even spouse could. Who gave everything to win you over. Who gave His life for you.
Happy St. Valentine’s day, Lord.
Here's my small thought: in the absence (or even the presence) of plans this evening, remember the Ultimate suitor.
"Behold, you are beautiful, my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your eyes are doves.
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved,
truly lovely." (Songs 1:15-16)
"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you." (Jer 31:3)
"Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me." (Ps 31:21)
Whatever you do today, don’t mope. Make a date with the Lord. Have a nice hot chocolate (wink) or a glass of wine. Smile, and think about the One who is Love, who loves you more completely and passionately than any boyfriend or girlfriend or even spouse could. Who gave everything to win you over. Who gave His life for you.
Happy St. Valentine’s day, Lord.
Thanks for the reflection Josh. I was also thinking, with all the dressings of Valentine's Day (as nice as they may be), how often are people remembering the actual saint and maybe asking for his intercession. I can imagine St. Valentine in heaven now, seeing all these people down below celebrating his feast day, in desirable or perhaps undesirable ways. Sure, Blessed John Henry Newman's been getting a number of hits lately, and of course, there are the populars: St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Therese, St. Michael, etc. But Valentine is just there humbly waiting for a request on the prayer line. Let's help him out:
ReplyDeleteSt. Valentine, pray for us!