Think About It

Decades ago, Gary Chapman wrote a book, “The 5 Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts”. In all honesty, I haven’t read the book, but from what I gather from those who have, there are five basic ways people can show their affection to their loved ones. A brief overview of the book indicates that we express our love (or feel loved) through words of affirmation, quality time, gift giving/receiving, acts of service and physical touch. I am sure that this work is based on extensive research – but whether it is quantitative or not, I like the idea. People feel loved in different ways and if we care about the people around us, we’ll figure out the way they want to be loved. As I reflected on this book, I was led to another author of love, the inspired Apostle Paul. Paul wrote a lot about love, but his quintessential work may come in his letter to the church in Corinth, “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomi