On Monday, March 9, I had a little “aha!” moment. It happened while I was thinking about the nature of “special” relationships—those beyond the ordinary, especially romantic ones.
MYSTERIES
The Covenantal Nature of Special Relationships
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Happy … Valentine’s … Day
Valentine’s Day: Romantics’ paradise? Tardy bell for cold-footted lovers? Day of saccharine sweetness? Pagan love-fest? Your one chance to send sappy spam messages without remorse?
As a kid, Valentine’s Day was a day to make cards for my parents and trade those little heart-shaped minty candies with classmates. I never had any “girlfriends” in elementary school, so there was never any more to it than what my school supplied. In high school and college (both private Christian schools), Valentine’s Day was something scarcely mentioned, and likely to attract suspicious eyes if celebrated in any traditional fashion. And these days … I’m not sure what it is.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Whether you’re single or married, dating or evading, I want to wish you a happy Valentine’s Day — or at least wish you success in finding (or holding on to) true love.
It has often been said (perhaps too often by individuals suspected of having an agenda) that singleness is a blessing. I do not doubt that this is true. I know that I would rather be single than unhappily married. And more importantly, singleness is a great opportunity to focus on other things like ministry, personal development, saving money, and having free time. However, it was Someone Very Significant who said, “It is not good that man should be alone.” Of course, it could be countered that singleness is best not pursued in isolation. To which another might reply, God was not talking about finding a pen pal or walking partner. To sum up all this rambling monologue, I am happy being single, but I also think it would be really great to be in love. And I hope that if you’re in love, you will make the most of it.