What is love? The wisdom of an 8-year-old girl describes love in this way: "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over to paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even though his hands got arthritis, too. That's love."
Matthew 22:12-13 reads, "He (the King) asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless. Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness.'"
God has commanded you to forgive. When you forgive, you let go of resentment and your claim of vengeance and punishment. I share this story from my life when I first learned about the gift of forgiveness.
During those times when the darkness of doubt keeps you from seeing God, know that God sees you. God spoke to me last night in a dream. He said, "When your life is at its darkest, My love is at its brightest."
When I walk the halls of Children's Hospital, I see sacrificial love at its finest. One day you will stand before Jesus who will ask you the same question. Be ready to answer it.
God offers these consoling words for those who carry a heavy cross. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27.)
I am comforted that Jesus sees my struggles, when the winds of life are against me. I find peace in my faith that God watches over me. His protective love surrounds me.
A little girl, maybe 8 years old, was standing alone at a rural bus stop during a February winter blizzard. No coat, no gloves, no money, no phone. She stood before the closed bus door shaking from the brutal winds turning her hair into icicles.
Karen Black was an actress who starred in horror movies that I like to watch. She left our mortal orb in 2013. She wrote an epitaph about love that is etched on her tombstone. It reads, "To love someone is to make them feel seen."
Jesus invites you to know Him. The seed is the word of Jesus about His Kingdom. What is Jesus saying? Jesus wants to put His Grace into your soul. Grace is God's Love in action.
