DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 4; Psalm 34; Acts 1
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us. 1 John 3:16
The custom of sending love sentiments on Valentine’s Day originated when a young pagan priest tried helping cruelly persecuted Christians. He was caught and imprisoned. In that Roman prison he converted to Christianity thus sealing his doom. On February 14, 269 A.D. he was executed. It is said that he picked heart-shaped violet leaves through prison bars, pierced love messages on them and sent them out. In our technical age the Gospel message can be spread in various ways; not just once a year but daily. The One who loved us infinitely constrains us to send His love around the world. —E. Dyck
Wherever we follow Thee, Lord, admiring, adoring, we see,
The love that is stronger than death, flowing without limit and free.
—T. Howels