Valentine’s Day is one day in a year dedicated to showing love to one another. The day is also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine. It originated as a Catholic feast honoring Saint Valentine. Now, it has become a commercial celebration of romance and love in many countries. I celebrated an early Valentine’s Day this year with my family. Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day or not, loving one another is not just an event that is meant for only February 14th. In fact, Jesus has commanded us to love one another as He has loved us. Loving one another is Christlike. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(John 15:12) Paul summarized the attributes of love: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.” (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) The value of love we have for one another is not based on emotions and feelings but on the basis that Christ demonstrated to us and commanded us to love one another. Until we come to the level of demonstrating real love irrespective of what we might have been through in the past, we are not fully obeying the word of God. Loving one another is a new commandment from Jesus. “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:34-35). Love covers a multitude of wrongs. In Christ, each day is a Love Day. As we celebrate today, remember that Jesus has demonstrated by His life that it is possible to love one another. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) Happy Valentine’s Day to you.
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