Valentine’s Day

It is Valentine’s Day. Time to get that special someone candy or flowers. Is that all we can do? Perhaps this year we can commit ourselves to learning more about love and sharing this love with others.

Jesus told us that the two great commandments were” thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” (Matt. 12:30, 31)

There are three commands of us Jesus is making here.

1. We must love God. This should be easy. God is love and he gives us everything good in our lives. So maybe that first Valentine should be sent to God. Mary Baker Eddy says in her book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures “Are we really grateful for the good already received? Then we shall avail ourselves of the blessings we have, and thus be fitted to receive more.”(3:22-24)

2. We must love ourselves. This sometimes might not be easy. However God loves us so there must be something in us worth loving. As the child of God we are pure, innocent, unselfish gentle, and confident. Why? Because that is the way God made us. If at present you are struggling with self- worth this is a lie. God made you perfect. He made you complete. Everything in you came from God. The more we love the qualities of God in us the more we will see it in others.

3. Love your neighbor. Love that special someone not as that cute guy or girl but the qualities of God they express. Get rid of me first thinking. Be a giver not a getter. Give a valentine of unselfishness, gentleness and consideration. Look for the good and value the good in your special someone. Avoid being critical, envious or jealous. “Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts.”(261:4-7)

Have a happy Valentine’s Day! Fill your heart full of the love of God and share it with others. .Give your special someone your unselfish love and devotion, and you will find it will mean more to them then any box of chocolates or even long stem roses. Be who you are the beautiful, good, and pure child of God. This will make your Valentine’s Day be every day of the year for your love is genuine and real.