It
is all about Valentine!
It
is all about Love!
It
is all about You!
It is obvious that the D-day has come.
It
is Valentine’s Day. A day many people have being waiting for. Valentine
’s Day is indeed a red-letter-day. Why then is Valentine ’s Day a
red-letter-day?
In
today’s calendar 14th February, Valentine celebration remains memorable
and now become indelible to be celebrated yearly.
Valentine’s
Day is a day named after one or more early Christian Martyrs named Saint
Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496AD. It was deleted from
General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. It is traditionally a
day on which lovers express their love offering confectionary, sending greeting
cards and other gift-known as “valentines”. Even though the day
first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in
the High Middle Age, when the tradition of Courtly love flourished, it is akin to
depict the showing of True love to people around us; to ourselves, our families,
our colleagues in our workplaces, our friends, the less privileges and even the
Church in which we worship. Without the understanding of true Love as
from Christ view, we cannot enjoy the celebration of Valentine.
The historical genealogy of
Valentine’s Day is attributed to many stories, even with that, all the stories
are encapsulated to one major fact - LOVE. That is to say that the
stories are varied but love was the Centre Focus of them all.
A version of Valentines
genealogy to mull-over
St.
Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius
II in person. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with
him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman Paganism in order to save his
life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead.
Because of this, he (Valentine) was executed. Before his execution he is
reported to have performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his
jailer. On the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he would have
written the first Valentine card himself, addressed to the young girl variously
identified as his beloved, as the jailers daughter who had befriended and
healed or both. It was a note that read ‘FROM YOUR VALENTINE’. This version
is but one out of the numerous genesis of valentine’s day. Consequently, St. Valentines
being imprisoned may be regarded as a MILLSTONE OVER HIS NECK, but he never
allowed that to weigh him down from loving. The millstone over his neck that he
overcame is what has become a MILESTONE in love’s history.
Today’s
Valentine and how to spend it.
Saint
Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day is an annual
commemoration held on February 14th celebrating love and affection
between intimate companions.
As God sent His only begotten son, Jesus
Christ to die for our sins, so are we to show the love during this period of
Valentine. The greatest aspect of love ever seen and known in the world is what
Jesus Christ showed for us; by going to the cross to redeem us of all our sins.
The day and season is all about love, and if it should be celebrated, it must be
from the depth of our heart.
While
many love the world and things inside the world, loving the word of God makes
this season a better one. Jesus showed love, so should we. God is love and love is God. It is another rare privilege to share
with love ones this 2013. Share it with
the less privileges if you can, share it with your family if you can, share it
with your friends if you can, one thing should be dwelling in our minds, let us just share the love the right way.
For sharing it with people around is an act of appreciation. Valentine is a
day to share with people around. Therefore, identify a need and then meet it. If you don’t have anything to offer as a
gift to someone, offer yourself as a gift to this generation, as Christ offered
Himself to humanity as a gift. Happy Valentines.
“To love is
to receive a glimpse of heaven." - Karen Sunde
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