Love-Fall

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins"- 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV).

I think of love like a blanket of snow when I think of sins being covered. A nice snowfall makes everything old, dirty, broken, ugly, or ignored into a beautiful work of art. No matter the size or shape, it's all covered. So if snow, like love, covers the landscape, what happens if the snow begins to melt, or the love is removed? The damages soon start reappearing. Sadly human love can melt: I've been known to withhold love when I've been hurt by someone. That's always a terrible mistake and sure to make matters worse. Saint Peter implores us to, above all, love each other deeply. Even those who are hard to love, because that love covers a multitude of sins, both theirs and yours. God's love will never melt away. When God looks on us He sees a beautiful work of art, because Jesus has covered us with His love. So let's keep covering others with our own snowfall...or love-fall.