LBW #551, “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”
Devotion
Happy Valentine's Day! I like giving and receiving special gifts of flowers, cards and candy. Have fun showering your dear ones with tokens of appreciation and love.
This sublime hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God – source of life, love and all that is beautiful. “All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays.”
“God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” 1 John 4:16b
Prayer
“Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, well-spring of the joy of living, ocean-depth of happy rest! Thou our Father, Christ our brother, All who live in love are thine; Teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine!” Amen.