FLOWERS AND CARDS

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.  Greater love hath no man that this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.  Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.”

John 15:12-14 KJV

Many years ago I called a friend of mine; she was the wife of a pastor I once had, to tell her how much I appreciated all she had done for me.  Her son answered the telephone and I asked to talk to his mother.  He said “Mom died of cancer several months ago”.  I was heartbroken.  I had waited too long to thank her.

It is the same with flowers and cards.  There are times when we wait too long to give flowers or send cards of appreciation to the ones we love.  It’s nice to give flowers and cards to the families who have lost loved ones but the ones who have died don’t see the beautiful flowers or read the kind and loving cards.

What about Jesus?  How often do we tell Him how much we love Him and appreciate Him?  If we will listen with our heart, we will hear Jesus tell us every day how much He loves us and that He loves us unconditionally.  O how Jesus loves us.  He proved how much He loves us when He died on the cross for us.

Joanne Lowe

January 17, 2015