Love is one of the most familiar words we know — and yet one of the most misunderstood.
We use it often. We celebrate it loudly. But we don’t always recognize it clearly. Especially during Christmas, it’s easy to rush past the meaning and settle for the familiar traditions: lights, music, gatherings, and gifts. Beautiful as those things are, they can distract us from the deeper truth Christmas is pointing us toward.
The arrival of Jesus reminds us of something profound: God keeps His promises — and His greatest promise came wrapped in love.
Scripture tells us that “the Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.” God didn’t love humanity from a distance. He came close. He stepped into a broken world, not once it was fixed, but precisely because it was broken. Love didn’t wait for ideal conditions. Love arrived right in the middle of mess, fear, injustice, and pain.
That matters for us today.
Because when we talk about a broken world, we’re not just talking about headlines or global conflict. We’re talking about our own lives — the parts that feel fractured, disappointed, lonely, or unresolved. The arrival of love means God does not avoid those places. He enters them.
Jesus was not born into comfort or stability. He came in vulnerability. As a baby. Into poverty. Into uncertainty. Into a world that would ultimately reject Him. And He did it willingly — to show us what real love looks like.
Real love forgives.
Real love stays.
Real love understands.
The Bible tells us that God is love — not that He simply gives love, but that love flows from His very nature. And because He loved us first, we are now invited to live differently. Love becomes the marker of our faith, not perfection or performance.
When love truly takes root in us, it changes how we see others.
We stop defining people by their worst moments.
We become peacemakers instead of scorekeepers.
We serve when no one is watching.
We forgive when it’s costly.
We keep showing up — even when it goes unnoticed.
This is how God’s love is made visible in the world.
The arrival of Jesus reminds us that love doesn’t overpower through force — it transforms through sacrifice. It redefines strength. It redefines success. And it redefines what it means to live a meaningful life.
Nothing — not fear, failure, distance, or circumstance — can separate us from God’s love. That promise still stands. And it stands for you.
Love has come close.
Love has entered broken places.
Love has a name — and His name is Jesus.
🙌 Call to Action
This week, pause and reflect on where you’ve been looking for love.
Invite Jesus into the places that feel broken, guarded, or overlooked.
Receive His love — and then let it flow through you in simple, faithful ways.
Because when love arrives in your life, it never stops with you.
By Pastor Lorenzo DellaForesta