February 12, 2019 – It’s All About Love

1 Corinthians 13:13  And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

With February 14 being the day of celebrating “love”, let me remind you that we were to be celebrating love long before it was commercialized as it is today. As the verse from 1st Corinthians tells us, the greatest of these is love. .Jesus even told us what the two most important “loves” were to be in our lives:

Deuteronomy 6:5  Love the Lord your God with all you heart, mind, soul and strength. Love your neighbor as yourself.

As a nation, we have had some challenges here lately, and it seems that love has lost its place in our society. Somehow, someway, we must make an effort to always move in the direction of love in how we talk, live, and interact with each other. Many of us have heard the old saying, “You can catch more flies with honey that you can with vinegar.” Believe it or not, it is so true. Just think about it.

So add this to your list of things to do for Valentine’s Day this year. Besides that significant other you may be with or trying to impress, remember we all need some love.

Let this song be a reminder of what we need and could use right now. A number of artists have performed it, which was written by Burt F. Bacharach / Hal David. My favorite artist was Dionne Warwick’s version,

What the world needs now is love, sweet love;
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love.
No, not just for some, but for everyone.

Lord, we don’t need another mountain;
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb.
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross;
Enough to last till the end of time.

What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
No, not just for some, but for everyone.

Lord, we don’t need another meadow;
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow.
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine;
Oh listen, Lord, if you want to know.

What the world needs now is love, sweet love;
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love;
No, not just for some but for everyone.

No, not just for some, oh, but just for everyone.

As children of God and followers of Christ, let us live a life of love to all.

May you be a blessing, because you have been blessed.

Pastor Orr