Valentine’s Day is supposed to be all about love. The TV is consumed with commercials for diamonds, flowers, and perfume. The stores are full of Valentine cards and red lingerie. Teenage girls are worried about whether they will get a gift from that special guy. Movies come out celebrating or demeaning the big day. More marriage proposals will be made than on any other day of the year. Many husbands who are oblivious to the importance of the day will be in the dog house for forgetting it.
I am thinking this is a great time to spread the word about God’s love for people. Also, it is a good time to practice doing a “little thing” to share God’s love.
I do have a little thing planned. I am getting together with some friends to bake Valentine Cookies (I bought the dough with hearts painted on each cookie. No way am I going to spend a whole day cutting out hearts with a cookie cutter). We are going to put two cookies in a small cellophane bag, with a note attached, like this the one below. I had planned on giving these away in front of Wal-Mart, but they don’t allow that on a holiday weekend, so plan B. We will drive around and give our cookies away at stores, businesses, the local Department of Human Services office, WIC office, police station, maybe some schools and hospitals, just anywhere we can find people. I know we will have fun, and I think that some folks will be glad to have a cookie and be reminded that God loves them. I will let you know how it comes out.
"Valentine’s Day is all about love, so we want to take this opportunity to remind you that God loves you. Please accept this small gift as a token of that love. We hope it brightens your day.
“This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.” 1 John 4:10
If you would like to know more about God’s love, call Cottonwood Church at 254-445-2929, or visit with us any Sunday. We have services at 9:15 and at 10:45. Cottonwood is located on Highway 6, 3 miles East of Dublin."
Our purpose is to encourage women to pursue a growing, passionate relationship with Jesus Christ through support, fellowship and discipleship. We strive to provide many opportunities to help women grow in relationship with Christ; to live the abundant life that Jesus promised, a life of joy and freedom, and to have relationships that are healthy and fulfilling.
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