Loved First

You didn't find Me - I found you. You didn't choose Me first - I chose you first. You didn't start loving Me - I started loving you before you even knew My name. Every movement toward Me is actually a response to My prior movement toward you. I loved you first, and I always will. – 1 John 4:19

Saturday Read: Valentine's Day and the Gospel of Love

Today is Valentine's Day, named for St. Valentine who was martyred on February 14, 269 AD. Legend says he was imprisoned for performing marriages for Christian soldiers (forbidden to marry) and ministering to persecuted Christians. Before his execution, he allegedly healed his jailer's bli

Friday Prayer: The Pain of Loneliness

Father, I'm lonely. Not just alone but deeply isolated, surrounded by people who don't really know me. I have acquaintances but not friends, connections but not community, conversations but not real intimacy. I'm exhausted from pretending I'm fine when I'm not, from performing instead of b

Friday Read: The Loneliness Epidemic

The U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health crisis in 2023, comparing its health effects to smoking 15 cigarettes daily. We're the most connected generation in history - social media, video calls, instant messaging - yet we're experiencing epidemic-level isolation. We have

Beloved

You are Mine and I am yours - this is the deepest truth about your identity. Not what you do, not what others think, not what you've accomplished or failed at. You belong to Me, and I belong to you. This relationship defines everything else. You are My beloved.

You didn't find Me - I found you. You didn't choose Me first - I chose you first. You didn't start loving Me - I started loving you before you even knew My name. Every movement toward Me is actually a response to My prior movement toward you. I loved you first, and I always will. – 1 John 4:19

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Saturday Read: Valentine's Day and the Gospel of Love

Friday Prayer: The Pain of Loneliness

Friday Read: The Loneliness Epidemic

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