PASTORAL PONDERINGS

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your Heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:5

When hearts are mentioned, I am sure that this mention conjures up visions of February 14th and Valentine’s Day for a lot of you, as it does for me. If one were playing “Pictionary” or other of the many games based on word associations, and a symbol like the emoji in the above quote in place of the word “heart” were drawn or shown, I am sure that the word “valentine” would come to mind. In fact, valentine would be considered a synonym for “heart.” But, just like the observance of St. Valentine’s Day has been subverted to be a day given over to romance and a day to choose and communicate with sweethearts—even though February 14th is actually the anniversary of the Martyrdom of St. Valentine, a Roman priest who refused to pay tribute to the pagan Roman gods . . .

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