On this, Saint Valentine’s Day,
As earthly love is celebrated
With cards and chocolates, jewellery and lingerie,
As couples do their best
To show appreciation and affection,
May we, like grateful lovers,
Lift our eyes to the One who is altogether lovely
And boldly proclaim our love for Him
Who loved us with an everlasting love,
Who walked the Via Dolorosa to that lonely
Place of the Skull,
Who tasted vinegar and gall,
Not honey,
In order to save our souls.
May we, with adoration ablaze
And hearts that ache for intimacy,
Reach forth to the One
Whose outstretched arms
Portray more vividly than any fluffy toy
The height and depth and length and breadth
Of love eternal.
May we learn the language of adoration,
The gaze of wordless affection,
And may we then rise forth,
Hand in hand,
To tell the world
‘I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,
And His banner over me is love.’