At last it seems as though it is all having an effect. Our parents told us all about it, our teachers extolled its value, our Church leaders are always talking about it and we even find ourselves quoting it to others.
I am referring to those words of Jesus, “Love one another as I have loved you”.
Maybe all the effort is starting to bear fruit. During the week in which we had celebrated Valentine’s Day, I was convinced the love bug was present in epidemic proportions, with many around me already bitten.
Young blokes at work, whose major concerns in life revolve around their sport, fixing the car or going to the pub with the boys, altered their centre of attention from themselves to those who usually didn’t rate more than a cursory glance.
The girls changed too. They seemed to pay more attention to their appearance. They would blush and seemed to become shy, even embarrassed as they wondered who the admirer was who sent them flowers and the unsigned card with the romantic verse.
A pervading atmosphere of peace settled over our workplace as males and females of all ages seemed to actually be enjoying working together.
It is such a pity Valentine’s Day only occurs once a year.
I’m Peter Mack and that’s faith.