Would you like some coffee? Would you like some Earls Cheetos from Minnesota?
Would you like some soda, some ice?
Seriously, this is what I heard in the background while charting on a
newborn at Northeast Baptist Hospital this morning. One nurse, Bridget offered a litany of
refreshments to her compatriot, Joy. I was blown away by Bridget’s unwavering
attempt to find some way she could be of service to Joy. But then, this is the same nurse that had my
charts pulled sitting on the counter, a stethoscope and ophthalmoscope in place
for my use and gave me a bag of Earl’s Cheetos for good measure. This Valentine Weekend, God had just given me
an image of love in action. Love is a
verb.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
4 Love suffers long and
is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does
not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does
not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all
things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
To suffer is a verb. To not envy, to not parade self, to not
behave rudely and to rejoice in truth are verbs. To bear, believe, hope and endure are all
verbs. Love is the state of looking out
for the interest of others despite the cost to oneself. Everyone may not receive a Valentine this
Saturday but we can all be a
Valentine, dispensing love to someone in need.
Look for an opportunity to love others who may have been forgotten, left
out or untouched. Follow the lead of our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He did
not wait for a Valentine Card to show His love.
Yes, hanging on a cross is a verb too.
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