Love is a decision

Theology attempts to define love. There is no denying that God perfectly defines His love for us in scripture. We would not have any expression pertaining to Love without God. God is love. It is His personal decision to love us, His creation. We decide to Love God, who Loves us first, unconditionally. I had been thinking about some personal moments that I could share that I'm sure most mothers can relate to as loving moments.

When I think of the young child Mary, who was asked to be the Mother of our Lord, she decided to...A total act of Love, giving of her body.

Not knowing a man, she agreed to share her life with an older man, a stranger, Joseph. Not having the choice to love someone in a romantic way, the type of relationship we are familiar with today. I would have found that obedience, difficult. We never hear how the marriage was, was she happy? Only that she made the decision, as a woman would have at that time, raising a son and caring for a husband, the ever-virgin Mary, mother of God, worked very hard.

Initially following Joseph to a different country, relying on him to care for her, and her child. (Another very risky endeavor, but after all, he did not put her away). She was to trust in him. There was a love that was not easy to comprehend, one that was based on an understanding. Love, exists and is binding in your heart.

My oldest son is thirty-six, yet what will be forever in my heart was the love between us at his birth. There is an unexplainable bond that occurs as his eyes penetrate yours and he finds comfort in your voice. He would just stare at what he found to be the love of his life. Although there were no words, I understood his needs perfectly. My youngest son was the same way. Jesus and Mary shared this powerful love story at birth. Jesus was held by Mary, we need to be held and kissed. Reach out and touch someone. Jesus reached out and touched many.

When his mother asked Him to produce wine, before it was His time, He did not disappoint her. Loving someone means to do all you can for that person, no matter what. Loving someone means that you can't wait until you see them again, and you think about them when your not together. Little things they do or say, brings about an easy smile to your mouth. You hope all good things for that person, and share in their goals and dreams. And no matter what, you forgive them, because you can't live without them. Love never fails.

The fact is, no one can define Love, because God is Love and He is immeasurable. Love is a knowlege, an awareness of something wonderful, which in turn you interact with, or a decision to act on what comes natural, because it comes from the heart. And it is given to us by the author of Love, God.

Remember the words of Jesus, "Do You Love Me?"