Faith Over Fear - 2.7.2023 - The Heart of Love

The Heart of Love.
February is marked by Valentine’s Day, celebrating romantic love. English has one word for “love,” and that one word can mean many things from romantic infatuation, erotic attraction, brotherly love, spiritual love – but the cultural focus is primarily on romantic love, creating unrealistic expectations and problems in relationships. The Ancient Greeks were more sophisticated in their language, with 6 different words to describe the many different forms of love in our human relationships: Eros or sexual passion, Philia for deep friendship, Ludus for playful love, Pragma is longstanding love, Phiautia for love of self, and Agape to mean spiritual love for others. There are also the 5 “languages of love” to describe the ways people best receive love to help us better understand how to improve our relationships.

The Biblical perspective on love: How does God show His love for us? how do we respond and love God fully? How do we love our neighbor– especially those who are difficult to love as we are experiencing in our culture on a broad scale now? How do we love those who hurt us? How do we strengthen the connection between our hearts and the sacred heart of Christ? Join our Truth for Health Foundation panel ~ Steven Smith, PhD; Nicole Landers RN, BSN, LNC, CCM; and Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD for a discussion about all these dimensions of LOVE.