Love 101

So you made it through another Valentines Day. Or should I say PALentines Day or GALentines Day? There are so many variations.

How was it? On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being highest, how loved did you feel? How precious, important, and irreplaceable did you feel? And how long did it last?

In the worldly pursuit of the inclusion, connection, and love we crave, we lose sight of the powerful love that is all around us every minute of every day of the year. And we don’t have to pursue it or do anything to receive it except to say “YES.” All we have to do is accept it and it’s ours.

It doesn’t come in dozens or coated in chocolate. It isn’t there one day and gone the next. You never have to wonder how long it will last or if you deserve it. You just have to believe it’s real and believe it’s for you.

That’s the love of God. It’s waiting for you.

Crazy you say? Hard to believe something so amazing could be that easy to obtain. Nothing in life is easy; you have to work for anything that is worthwhile. That’s the mystery and the majesty of God’s unconditional love.

Easy for you to say, you don’t know the real me. You don’t know my track record. You would be surprised at some of the things I have done, said, and thought.  That love might be for some people but not for me. That’s the mountain of mercy in God’s unconditional love.

And really, where is the proof of this unconditional love? How am I suppose to believe in something so abstract? That’s the meaning and the message of the season starting next week that we call Lent. What more proof of this amazing love than Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection.

Stop the excuses. Stop the denials. Let down your guard and let in the love.

Joan

Want to experience that love of God this Lent? Join us at Firstfruits for these special events:

• Mary’s Way of the Cross– Wednesdays from 10:45-11:15
• Slow… Simple,,, Soft, a Lenten retreat with Carol Sullivan on Thursday, March 12, 19, and 26 from 9:00-10:45.

See our calendar of events at Firstfruits.info for details.