Of all the gifts God has given,
the most perfect is LOVE.
It does not ask anything in return.

And among God's best gifts are 

the people who love us,
support us, encourage us in our common journey.

One of my favorite quotations is from Mother Teresa.

"Not all of us can do great things.

But we can do small things with great love."

But what is love?

Love is a precious blessing.

Love is forever.

Love isn't love till it's given away.

Love isn't love till it's shared.

In 1John 4:8 we read that God is love.

Love is a person.

His love is unconditional,

unfailing,

eternal.

We've heard this so often that sometimes

we think of it as the refrain in a pop song.

But this is a revolutionary idea

in other cultures and places and times!

I am reading a book about the time of 

Hezekiah, when they worshipped the god Molech.

Fathers would sacrifice their first born sons 

to the fires of Molech!
Why would the Hebrews who had a personal God
who showed His face to them,
turn away to a false god who demanded
such a impossible sacrifice?

How about us?
Do we turn away from a God of love
and run after the counterfeit joys other gods can offer?