Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Happy Valentine's Day! What a beautiful day, huh? A day to celebrate love! When you think about it you realize it is yet another day to celebrate God, since God is Love! I woke up this morning to a delightful, pink breakfast that my sister lovingly made, a card from my brother and some candy and a watch from Mom and Kevin. It blessed me to be able to participate in this little exchange just to remind each other of the love that we share as a family.
This is a little biography that I found about St. Valentine, the namesake of this holiday: Valentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius and his family, assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who, on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith ineffectual, commanded him to be beaten with clubs, and afterward to be beheaded, which was executed on the 14th of February, about the year 270.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Peace and love in Christ,
Alyse
Alyse,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds lik you spent a special Valentine's Day. There may not be that many more before the emphasis is almost always going to be different. So I hope you got my e-card on Facebook along with everything else and enjoyed a year of family Valentines..
Love