A Love Story

One of the ladies my husband knows from work husband recently died. Of course, she has gone the range of emotion that any woman would face after loosing her soul mate. Her birthday was this week. Someone sent her a bouquet of flowers. No, she didn't have a secret admirer, they were not from a friend, not even from her children. They were from her late husband. Her husband knew that her birthday would be soon after his death, so he gave money to a friend and he signed the card that comes with the flowers. The friend made sure that she got exactly what he had asked for. I had never heard of this before. I got chill bumps all over and my eyes began to tear up as I thought wow, even in death she knows how much he loved her. He loved her through his pain. He loved her in their happiness. He loved her even when times got rough. He loved her passionately. He just loved her. He loved her even as Christ loved the Church! You know, his love mirrored that of Christ. Because even in death, you can find out just how much Christ loves you. He loved you through His pain. He loves you if you are happy, or if your just having a rough spot in life. In fact, like her husband, Christ loves you passionately. HE JUST LOVES YOU! Sometimes, we need little reminders of how we should treat others. Their story reminded me this week that I am supposed to love passionately and to remember that no matter what I just need to love. After all, everyone is someone whom Christ died for.