"As Yourself"

February is the time we start thinking about
Valentine's Day and messages of love. Stores
have already started filling their shelves with
stuffed animals, flowers, and heart-shaped candy
for weeks ahead.

Mostly we are thinking about ways that we can
show love and appreciation to people in our
lives.

As we begin this month, I would like to suggest
that we each begin with showing ourselves love.

Jesus gives a second commandment after loving
God, to love our neighbor "as yourself."

Most of us are so busy giving love to others,
and we neglect the part about loving ourselves.

Because we are busy, we often don't check in to
see what we need. Perhaps now we can take a
little time to reflect on how we can show love
to ourselves. Maybe some quiet time with a good
book or a walk in nature or ...

We cannot truly give love to others if we are
neglecting ourselves.

How will you show love to yourself?

Let Us Pray:
Living, loving Presence, we go within and
connect with You. We are open to Your guidance
as we seek to love and nurture ourselves.
Thank You for showing us exactly what we can
do. We pray these things in the name and nature
of the living, Christ Presence that indwells us
all. Amen.

We love hearing from you. Thank you for your
love and support. We are here to lovingly
listen and pray for you.


Blessings,
Sandy