Posted by
Red Patriot on Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:48:36 PM
Let's face it, Valentine's Day has become nothing more than flowers, chocolate and either a dinner out or one at home, hopefully with a babysitter somewhere in the mix. As I was standing in the checkout line getting the real Sudafed to help with our real sinus congestion, I saw men scurrying around getting flowers and candy for their beloved. Or for those with larger budgets, a vacation, a car or diamond ring. I hope that with those tokens of love come some heartfelt words.
But why just celebrate love a few days of the year on a birthday or an anniversary? Romance is dead and lying on the street. We need a resurrection of real love and romance that happens everyday. So often the mundane gets in the way of the sublime. We're so caught up in the details of life that we forget to work on the miracle of love that got us there in the first place. The look of love that penetrates your heart. The bending over backward gestures that just made you melt when you were dating. The giddiness every time you saw your sweetheart. Let's go back to those days.
The origins of Saint Valentine's Day are varied but they all indicate that Saint Valentine gave up his life to stand up for faith and passion for God. That's why he's called a saint and maybe we should put the "Saint' back into Valentine's Day. Maybe remembering his story will move us to daily passion as well.
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