So, yesterday was valentines... Does this day fill people with romantic feelings or dread...? Interestingly, we have been looking into how valentines originated so as to discuss it in eximo classes. St Valentine was actually a Christian martyr and lived under the persecuting reign of Claudius II. St Valentine was secretly helping Christians to get married before God (as this had become forbidden). He was found out and stoned, beaten and thrown in jail. On the 14th February he was beheaded.
This day has now become commercial and fluffy but actually the true meaning is much deeper; recognising sacrificial love and persevering for the faith. I want to celebrate this day for the freedom we have to believe what we do in this country, whether we are Christian or not. We are free to love and believe and to declare our love to those around us (perhaps not everyone we see on the street, but those who we do actually love :P).
For those of you who didn’t have such a great day yesterday, know how much you are loved this Valentine's! Jesus died on the cross, having been battered and bruised, for you because he loves you! That’s what we believe, anyway.
This day has now become commercial and fluffy but actually the true meaning is much deeper; recognising sacrificial love and persevering for the faith. I want to celebrate this day for the freedom we have to believe what we do in this country, whether we are Christian or not. We are free to love and believe and to declare our love to those around us (perhaps not everyone we see on the street, but those who we do actually love :P).
For those of you who didn’t have such a great day yesterday, know how much you are loved this Valentine's! Jesus died on the cross, having been battered and bruised, for you because he loves you! That’s what we believe, anyway.
What are your thoughts on Valentine’s Day and what it has become...? Do you enjoy it or avoid it?
