Monday, June 3, 2013

Expressing Love

We are all created to love and to be loved!  Jesus reminds us - "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.  Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:12-13)

Jesus said the ultimate way to express love is to lay down our lives for our friends.  To express our love for someone else by preferring that they live over our own live continuing.  I have always connected to the definition of love being preferring someone else's needs over my own.  When I love people in my life I make decisions that are best for them over myself.

Gary Chapman in his book - The Five Love Languages writes about five different ways to express love to people.
1. Words of Affirmation
2. Quality Time
3. Gift Giving
4. Acts of Service
5. Physical Touch

The key is finding out what is the most dominate of the love languages to the people you are in relationship with and use that language most to express love.  We need to use each language in our relationships.  The book is a good read!

Don't just assume people know you love them - show them you love them!

Traditions

Jesus was in Jerusalem and got into a heated argument with the Pharisees about hand washing. The Pharisees emphasized a ritual of hand washi...