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“Let’s go get coffee.” People whose primary love language is quality time will seek moments together with a loved one. The scriptures teach us that God also graciously gives us time to come to know his love. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:2 a Read more

Isaiah 6:1-7 the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were […]Read more

‘Things you know that your loved one would want you to do.’ That is how Gary Chapman defined “acts of service” in his book, The 5 Love Languages. We find examples of this form of love in today’s scripture readings. Genesis 18:1-8 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he […]Read more

The author of The 5 Love Languages wrote, “One way to express love emotionally is to use words that build others up.” The first reading today is an exchange of affirming terms between lovers, followed by New Testament passages describing how loving speech is a result of God’s goodness and forgiveness. Song of Read more