FROM THE DESK
OF THE REV. DR.
RON GALVIN
RonGalvin333@aol.com
OF THE REV. DR.
RON GALVIN
RonGalvin333@aol.com
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Dear Friends,
As you know, February is the shortest month of the year. It has always
been a special month for me because it is the month of my birthday, the
15th, and the month we celebrate Valentine’s Day, the 14th. I
remember when I was in elementary school (many years ago), we would
always hand out valentine cards to all the kids in our class. They were
neither fancy nor expensive, but always brought great joy. It was
always a challenge to decide which card to give to each person. In the
first and second grade, there was this one girl that almost every boy in
the class wanted to be “their valentine.” They would always give her
the cards that said, “Do you love me?” “Won’t you be my valentine?”
“Love me forever!” She would always write a note back to each one
and say “MAYBE”
“Maybe?” That was probably the worst answer she could have given. I
am sure she was trying to be kind, but what do you do with a maybe?
Frank Clark wrote, “A baby is born with a need to be loved-and never
outgrows it.” Robert Frost wrote, “Love is a desire to be irresistibly
desired. “ There is an old children’s song which says, “If apples were
pears, and peaches were plums, and the rose had a different name; if
tigers were bears and fingers were thumbs, I’d love you just the same.”
God is the one who truly promises us “unconditional” love. Countless
times in Scripture we read of God’s love. Jeremiah 31:3 says of God’s
love, “I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have
continued my faithfulness to you.” Paul writes in Romans 8, “I have
become absolutely convinced that nothing we may face in this life or the
life to come, has any power to separate us from the love of God, which
is ours in Jesus Christ our Lord.” Psalm 42:8 reminds us that “By the
day the Lord commands his steadfast love and at night his song is with
me…”
A famous theologian once said, “We all have a hole in our hearts that
only God can fill.” I believe this “hole” is an incredible need for
everlasting love, a love that only comes from God. On this Valentine’s
Day, remember, God will never send you a “maybe.” God’s answer will
always be, “I have loved you with an everlasting love”
Yours in Christ,
Ron
As you know, February is the shortest month of the year. It has always
been a special month for me because it is the month of my birthday, the
15th, and the month we celebrate Valentine’s Day, the 14th. I
remember when I was in elementary school (many years ago), we would
always hand out valentine cards to all the kids in our class. They were
neither fancy nor expensive, but always brought great joy. It was
always a challenge to decide which card to give to each person. In the
first and second grade, there was this one girl that almost every boy in
the class wanted to be “their valentine.” They would always give her
the cards that said, “Do you love me?” “Won’t you be my valentine?”
“Love me forever!” She would always write a note back to each one
and say “MAYBE”
“Maybe?” That was probably the worst answer she could have given. I
am sure she was trying to be kind, but what do you do with a maybe?
Frank Clark wrote, “A baby is born with a need to be loved-and never
outgrows it.” Robert Frost wrote, “Love is a desire to be irresistibly
desired. “ There is an old children’s song which says, “If apples were
pears, and peaches were plums, and the rose had a different name; if
tigers were bears and fingers were thumbs, I’d love you just the same.”
God is the one who truly promises us “unconditional” love. Countless
times in Scripture we read of God’s love. Jeremiah 31:3 says of God’s
love, “I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have
continued my faithfulness to you.” Paul writes in Romans 8, “I have
become absolutely convinced that nothing we may face in this life or the
life to come, has any power to separate us from the love of God, which
is ours in Jesus Christ our Lord.” Psalm 42:8 reminds us that “By the
day the Lord commands his steadfast love and at night his song is with
me…”
A famous theologian once said, “We all have a hole in our hearts that
only God can fill.” I believe this “hole” is an incredible need for
everlasting love, a love that only comes from God. On this Valentine’s
Day, remember, God will never send you a “maybe.” God’s answer will
always be, “I have loved you with an everlasting love”
Yours in Christ,
Ron
