February is often wrapped in the language of romance – cards, flowers, and gestures meant to express love. While those things can be meaningful, they also come and go quickly. They can fall short, change, or fade.
The love we truly long for – the love that steadies us, restores us, and holds us when life feels uncertain is not fragile. It is not conditional. It does not disappear when we are tired, imperfect, or struggling.
The Gospel reminds us that the greatest love has already been given.
Jesus did not love us from a distance. He stepped into our brokenness, our doubts, our mess, and our humanity. He loved with compassion that healed, with patience that taught, and with sacrifice that changed everything. His love was not just spoken. It was lived, embodied, and ultimately poured out on the cross.
Scripture tells us that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for another. Jesus did exactly that -not because we earned it, but because love is who He is.
This kind of love meets us where we are.
It does not ask us to be perfect before we are welcomed.
It does not leave when things become hard.
In a world that often equates love with feelings or performance, Jesus shows us a deeper truth: love is faithful presence. Love is mercy. Love is self-giving.
As we move through this month, may we pause and remember that we are already fully known and deeply loved. And from that place – secure in Christ’s love – we are invited to love others with the same grace we have received.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16
Jesus,
Thank You for loving us with a love that does not waver or fail.
When the world teaches us to measure love by what we receive or achieve,
remind us that true love was already given – freely, fully, and without condition.
Help us rest in Your presence when we feel unseen or unworthy.
Teach us to recognize Your love not only in moments of joy,
but also in the quiet, ordinary places of our lives.
As we move through this season,
shape our hearts to reflect Yours –
patient, compassionate, and willing to love as You have loved us.
May we live from the security of being deeply known and deeply loved by You.
Amen.
The Prayer Porch 