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"For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another." 1 John 3:11 English Standard Version
Okay, so a chain of pink Christmas light flamingos isn't what you normally think of as a gift of love, but you didn't know my mother-in-law. Her children and in-laws received gifts from her that she found in some novelty store or catalog. Pink flamingos would be right up her alley, and they would be a gift of love.
Love is not an option in the Christian community. It's the message that we've heard from the beginning. It was in love that God called the universe into existence. It was in love that God sent his Son to claim that which was unlovably tainted with sin. It was in love that God gave us his Spirit that we might know we're never alone.
From the beginning God has loved you and me. It is this love that God has for us that we reflect in the world, and sometimes reflecting that love means giving someone a pink flamingo.
Giving someone a pink flamingo is an act of love when we know that's what that person cherishes. It's not about what we think is best for them, but knowing that person and giving them something that touches their heart.
Why would we give this kind of gift? We're willing to give a pink flamingo simply because we know that God loves us, and we shine with his love when we give a gift that touches another heart.
Who am I? I'm a person who has been gifted by God to express love, even if that means giving someone a pink flamingo. And mom, I miss your crazy gifts of love.
Love is not an option in the Christian community. It's the message that we've heard from the beginning. It was in love that God called the universe into existence. It was in love that God sent his Son to claim that which was unlovably tainted with sin. It was in love that God gave us his Spirit that we might know we're never alone.
From the beginning God has loved you and me. It is this love that God has for us that we reflect in the world, and sometimes reflecting that love means giving someone a pink flamingo.
Giving someone a pink flamingo is an act of love when we know that's what that person cherishes. It's not about what we think is best for them, but knowing that person and giving them something that touches their heart.
Why would we give this kind of gift? We're willing to give a pink flamingo simply because we know that God loves us, and we shine with his love when we give a gift that touches another heart.
Who am I? I'm a person who has been gifted by God to express love, even if that means giving someone a pink flamingo. And mom, I miss your crazy gifts of love.
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