I almost feel that anything I want to write about Valentine's Day would be a cliche. You name it, it's been written.
But I'm going to write something anyway.
I feel as though most people take one of three stances when it comes to Valentine's Day. They either do something special for that special someone, complain and grovel in bitterness because they are so lonely (single), or they proudly proclaim that they are perfectly fine with being single.
Well, what if we look at Valentine's Day from another light? Does the focus of Valentine's Day just have to be on the love shared between a man and a woman? Can't I celebrate the love I have for a friend on Valentine's Day?
In the Bible, Christ commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Most of you know, I now live off campus. The family with whom I live usually does their own thing for Valentine's Day. The husband and wife go off on their date, and they find a sitter for the kids. Well, tonight, we're doing something different. We're celebrating Valentine's Day as a family, celebrating the love we have for one another.
Americans spend countless amounts of money on cards, flowers, and chocolates for this day that for some reason happens to be different from every other day of the year because the calendar has two words written in the February 14th slot: "Valentine's Day." I think it would be really neat if we celebrated the love we have for our friends and family every day. No, I don't recommend buying a dozen roses every day, but just telling those important people in your life how much you love and treasure them more than just one or two days a year.
Yes, I am single on this Valentine's Day as I have been for the past 20 Valentine's Days of my life. But I'm okay with that. I'm not bitter or proudly announcing how satisfied I am with being single; I'm just enjoying being in love with Christ and knowing that no love, whether I had a man or not, could compete with the love of Christ.
So, Happy Valentine's Day. I hope it's a great day for you.
Until next time,
God Bless.
1 comment:
Sounds like you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day together. That's great. We don't really do much of anything to celebrate it. When I was single, I would sometimes be sad because I wanted to share it with that special someone. Now that I am married, I kind of think it is just another holiday to make money off of us. I bought a heart shaped box of candy and we are all sharing it. The boys and I went to a small Valentine's Day party and they had fun decorating their boxes, giving out valentine's, eating goodies and playing with the other children.
It was good to talk to you the other day. We miss you and love you bunches!
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