Love is all around?

This week started with Valentine’s Day, so there may be a theme running through this piece…
One of the long-running stories in recent weeks came to an initial conclusion. On the whole, a peaceful revolution in Egypt took place when President Hosni Mubarak resigned. Love had been shown by many of the protestors and one of the most endearing images was one that highlighted the love between Christians and Muslims.

Back in the UK, the Prime Minister was defending his plans for the Big Society, where local people take care of local issues. It’s a ‘share the love’ idea where people care about others in their communities and make those communities a better place.

He was defending it because its detractors feel a lack of funds will stop it from being viable. I wonder if a bigger problem could be the general lack of love between people in society. Are we more concerned about ourselves than others?

And that brings us to this week’s WordLive. Later this week Jesus challenges his society to love their enemies. In a week when love is all around, what better message could there be?

Darren