What LOVE Means

Dear Friends in Christ:

As you have heard many times, I conclude my children’s messages on Sundays by telling the children: “Jesus loves you. I love you. We all love you, very much!”

What do our children think that word “love” means? Some professional educators recently posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds. Be blessed as you read some of their answers to the question “What does love mean to you?”

♥ “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis, too. That’s love.” — Rebecca - age 8

♥ “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” — Billy - age 4

♥ “Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” — Chrissy - age 6

♥ “Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” — Danny - age 7

♥ “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” — Bobby - age 7

♥ “If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a frriend who you hate.” — Nikka - age 6

♥ “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” — Noelle - age 7

♥ “Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.” — Tommy - age 6

♥ “I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” — Lauren - age 4

♥ “You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” — Jessica - age 8

♥ Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old whose next-door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry”.

“We love because God first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)

Jesus said: “Abide in my love.” (John 15:9)

IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE!

— Pastor David Fetter

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