Hello friends!
Since I last wrote to you all here at Bags of Hope, many holidays have past by, and a New Year has begun. I pray that you are all healthy and doing well.
With Valentine's Day last week, I have been thinking about LOVE. I hope that you had a great Valentine's Day, full of LOVE! Whether you celebrated with flowers, chocolates, or a nice dinner out, it is important for us to remember that not everyone has it so good. Some went hungry on this Valentine's Day, and probably don't feel too loved. In fact, as wonderful as the love we share can be, it is nothing compared to the way God loves us all! He loves us more than we can imagine, that is an awesome thing, because we are such sinners and don't deserve it.
The Bible tells us what real love is:
1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge ; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous ; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly ; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth ; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails........
-1 Corinthians 13:1-8
God sent His only Son to die for us, because of love like this. I think we should let the poor know of God's love for them. Bags of Hope is a great way to do this. When people in need seek us out, we should have something more than just a coin or dollar to give them. Look through this site and place an order for a few Bags of Hope ( click here to Order Bags ). Then you will have some aid to give those in need, but more importantly, they will be reminded that they are loved by God and being prayed for.
So again, Happy Valentine's Day, I pray that you feel the love of the Lord throughout this Spring season.
Love, Clara
