Love is patient, love is kind

Most of us equate Valentine’s Day with romantic candlelit dinners with our one and only. And that is quite right. But sometimes it is necessary to focus beyond that which is sold to us via mass marketing.

Here is a challenge to you to find an opportunity to demonstrate true love by searching for a way to perform a random act of kindness as evidence of your love for others.

As the Bible says: Love is patient; Love is kind; Love does not envy; Love does not boast; Love is not proud; Love does not dishonour others; Love is not self-seeking; Love is not easily angered; Love keeps no record of wrongs; Love does not delight in evil; Love rejoices with the truth; Love always protects; Love always trusts; Love always hopes; Love always perseveres; Love never fails.

It is possible to write a story on each of the 16 characteristics of love but, space not permitting, let us just encourage you this Valentine’s Day to at least focus on “Love is Kind.”

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