Just a Minute: Love is in the air!
February sees two great celebrations - Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday.
The latter sees the beginning of Lent when Jesus went through many different emotions - culminating in Easter Day.
With St Valentine we celebrate his great love for his Lord. Now it is a day when we give cards, chocolates and flowers to express the love of one person for another. God's love and our love are vital and express deep emotions.
May this be a time when we endorse our love for each other, whilst at the same time understand the wonder of real unconditional love. The love that God showed in sending his Son to be our Saviour. John 3 verse 16 says it all!!
Barry Turnwell - Christchurch Methodist