This is a picture of true love-

This is it. Love doesn't get any deeper than this...

This being the death of Jesus as a means of reconciliation to God... for God soooooooo loved the world that He sacrificed His son for us. Can you believe that? A Holy and Righteous God that wants to be close to mortals!

Out of deepest sincerity, I can say that I love God. Of course it is through the lens of my flawed human perspective that I say this, for I am limited in the way that I love. And, it's not that I initiated this.... I can only love God because HE FIRST LOVED ME. While I was powerless, while I was dead -yes dead- in my sin, he chose to forgive me and extend His love and give me LIFE. Not just a renewed sense of being while I am on earth, but literally, He gave me the gift of ETERNAL life. That is so beautiful. Jesus was the victim of the worst crime in the history of the world- He did the most selfless thing known to man- and yet I am one of the benefiters of this.

There is truly no greater love story than this.

Happy Valentines Day.