Wednesday, February 14, 2007

February 14: St. Valentine's Day

Okay, as this link explains, St. Valentine's day might not be very much about any true, historical saint, but, in the great tradition of taking the good from pagan customs and supplying the lack from the treasury of great Christian truths ("stealing the treasures of Egypt, thank you St. Augustine), why not spend today letting your loved ones know that they are loved?

My favorite of the legends of St. Valentine is that he wrote to his loved ones on the eve of his martyrdom, telling them of his love and encouraging them in their walk with Christ. If you were, like the possibly-mythical Valentine, to die tomorrow, what would you want to tell your dearest ones? Go ahead and tell them today. And encourage them in their faith too. Valentine, after all, loved Christ best, and was following the example of the Greatest of Lovers when he went to his death.

And if Valentine wasn't, after all, a real man, there are hundreds upon hundreds of martyrs who were, and we can be encouraged by their example of bravery and love today, and all the other days of the church year.


peace of Christ to you,
Jessica

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