The Language Everyone Understands

February 14th, 2010

“Now these three remain:  faith, hope, and love.  And the greatest of these is love.”  1 Corinthians 13:13

Ken and I participate in LWC’s Open Door Outreach.  Once a month, a team from LWC goes to Aurora City Park and we hand out food and clothing to the homeless people gathered there.  At the last outreach in January, we fed about 80 people!  Hats, gloves, coats, and shoes were taken the very moment we put them out for distribution.  Most of the people in the park do not speak English, so it’s very hard for me to communicate with them, in that my Spanish is very limited.  But I’ve noticed something, even if we don’t speak the same language, everyone, everywhere understands the language of love.  I can say hello, smile, shake hands and show kindness.  Though few words are said, love is spoken.

Col. 3:12-14 tells us to “put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other…  above all these things put on love.”  Love is the greatest of all human qualities because it is the expression of the very essence of God.  God is love.  Today is Valentine’s Day.  It’s the day of love.  Choose to love someone today.  Show someone you care.  Be considerate of others.  Ask someone questions and really listen to their answers.  Show love.  Love is the language everyone understands.

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