Do you know how beloved you are to God?
…you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you. Isaiah 43:3
Loving and Beloved Lord,
On the day set apart
on the global calendar
to celebrate human love,
we recognize that it’s a hard day
for many.
Some endure the seemingly daily experience
of rejection after a good date
or ghosting after seeming connection over several dates.
Others have been married for years
but are lonely or bitter in that marriage,
sharing home but not heart.
Still others have said goodbye on this earth
to the one who called them Valentine for decades.
Dear Lord, how we thank you
that your “steadfast love will not depart” from us (Isaiah 54:8-9);
that because we are your beloved children
and your beloved bride,
you will never leave us nor forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:8).
Not only that,
but we are so precious to you
that you sent your Son to redeem us,
to bring us back to you (Isaiah 43:1-4).
Lord, may we all share the love
you have shown us
with at least one lonely and lovelorn person today.
In Jesus’ faithful name. Amen.
Read Isaiah 54:10; Deuteronomy 31:8; Isaiah 43:1-4.
