Today is Valentine's Day. Any day devoted to celebrate the essence of who God is; the one who is love, is beautiful in my book.
Talking with a friend, he expressed to me how much he hates this day because of how commercial it is. I understand his frustration. I believe we can make this day what it should be.
About 25,000 people die daily of either hunger or hunger related causes--the majority being children. This is about 1 person every 3 seconds.
According to BBC, in 2005 the US and Europe alone profited $15.5 billion in trafficked forced labor. This includes the sex trade.
Thousands of Children are recruited or forced to become Child Soldiers throughout the world. Girls are not excluded from this life style as they are often forced into the military for sexual purposes, combat, and to lay out explosives. It is impossible to know exactly how many children are forced into this life style since so much is hidden on this issue.
In Winnipeg (The city I live near and do my internship in) there are an estimated 1700 homeless.
Someone you cross paths with today is having a really lousy day, and doesn't see God's face.
God deeply loves the marginalized, hurting people of this world, but his expression of this love comes through our hands and feet as Christians. There doesn't seem to be a place for "Singles awareness day" when there are so many people in need of love.
I hope this didn't discourage you, but encourages you and inspires you to live out love. I hope you celebrate love today, and do so by demonstrating it to someone who needs it.
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