I missed you on St. Bart’s Weekend because we were at our son’s wedding just north of Lake Tahoe. It was a “destination wedding,” so we were all together in a lodge for the whole weekend. Many speeches were delivered about the bride and groom, but what surprised me most was how one groomsman described our son’s love of cooking as his “love language.”
In the year most of these groomsmen were born (1992), Gary Chapman authored The Five Love Languages, which addresses the different ways that people express their love for one another. Since there are many ways to convey the words “I love you,” it’s important to know someone’s love language so that you don’t miss when they “speak” it. In my son’s case, though, it would be hard to miss a wild mushroom pizza made from scratch as it cooks over a campfire!
Undoubtedly, the skill of detecting love languages is essential for our relationships with each other. But God is the ultimate “love linguist,” since all love comes from God. So, can you detect God’s love language in your life? Like everyone, when we get overwhelmed, or underwhelmed, in our daily lives, we risk missing God’s expression. But it’s always there—unwavering. I wonder, can you name the love language(s) God uses with you, personally? And can you hold on to that, in good times and bad? If you are not sure how God shows love to you, your faith community at St. Bart’s is here to assist. For God’s love language is our everything—for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health … and through eternity.
Mother Nina+
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