Sunday, February 8, 2009

A Valentine Prayer





Cant stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life...

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
 I know you can show me...
Lyrics by Foreigner

Father God,
Make us mindful of covenants. Whether it be our relationship with You LORD, our spouse, our children, our relatives, our co-workers or our friends...make us mindful of agreements we've entered into and promised with our hearts to keep.
As Valentine's Day approaches, impress upon our hearts "what love is."
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.

Love is not an emotion, it is a choice. Love covers a multitude of sins but it is never the excuse for them.


Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done. Love takes no pleasure in evil but rejoices over the truth. Love patiently accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes, and always endures. Love never ends.

1st Corinthians 13:4-8


Love is not always easy but true love is always sacrificial. Love cannot lie. Love does not desire, crave or need. Love is the greatest gift because it gives itself.

Love looks like a shepherd, feels as intense as a gale
force wind or as soft and gentle as a lamb, tastes like honey
and sounds like a symphony. Love is not safe, it often
hurts like the other place...but if you let it, it heals and
it whispers peace, it calms the storm, it protects,
defends and it saves lives. Love is that powerful.

Love is when God transcends through our flesh.
Love is His heart overtaking ours.
Devotion is our hearts always desiring it to be so.

~Gina Higgins

2 comments:

  1. what a beautiful and compelling picture of true love... as you said,

    "Love is the greatest gift because it gives itself" (that's huge)


    "Love is His heart overtaking ours"

    (even huger... I mean more huge)

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  2. PS
    thank you for sharing your beautiful heart

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