I’m soooooooo glad to see more and more response from folks on the site! And of diverse nature! Praise Jesus for his movement of people’s hearts and fingers.
As far as holidays go, we’ve gotta take another look at the lesson on symbol vs. subject. Did you all know that St. Valentine was a minister who performed Christian wedding ceremonies and spoke the word of Jesus Christ? He was sentenced to death by the Roman Empire for his “treachery”. Days before his execution, children slipped messages of love to the prisoner, telling him that they believed. (brief aside: this is the whole of the story as related to me many times. I took the parts that were consistent with all acounts and put them in here. If you have anything to add, post reply, please 😆 ).
As is usually the case, Hallmark took their hold and twisted Valentine’s day into what it has become. Let us remember the basis of this holiday, and the basis of most all of the holidays we celebrate; Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. It is by his grace and love that we go on each day.
There are three things that will endure; faith hope and love. And the greatest of these things is love. –1 Corinthians 13: 13