What does love mean from the perspective of a child?
Rebekah, 8, said, “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time—even when his hands got arthritis, too. That’s love.”

Billy, 4, said, “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.”

Bobby, 7, says, “Love is what’s in the room at Christmas, if you stop opening presents and listen.”

Nikka, 6, says, “If you want to learn to love better, you should start with someone you hate.”

Tommy, 6, says, “Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.”

Cindy, 8, says, “During my piano recital, I was on a stage, and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me, and I saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. And I wasn’t scared anymore.”

Jessica, 8, says, “You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot.”

THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF LOVE

Saul was transformed by the power of love.

The Apostle John was transformed by the power of love.

When you know that you are loved by Christ, it changes everything.

The first step to loving others is to understand that you are deeply loved by Christ.

JESUS LOVES YOU

After a conversation with Jesus, the Samaritan woman went to her nearby village and said these words,

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”
— John 4:29

Jesus loves you with all your defects, knowing all your life misses.

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”
— 1 John 3:1

Jesus went to great lengths to tell you that He loves you.

Jesus died for you knowing you might never love Him back. That is brave love.

BRAVE LOVE COMPELS US

“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again”
— 2 Corinthians 5:14, 15

Love all people by bringing them with you to heaven.

“Above all love each other deeply, for love covers over a multitude of sins”
— 1 Peter 4:8

Brave love accepts, includes, and serves.