Love that Heals, Not Hurts

The word love is used so often that it can lose its meaning. We hear it in songs, we see it in movies, but we rarely pause to ask—what does real love look like?

1 Corinthians 13 reminds us that “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” Real love isn’t just a feeling; it’s a choice rooted in humility and truth. It’s the steady kind—the kind that forgives when it would be easier to forget, that prays when it would be easier to walk away.

For Diary of a Healing Virtuous Woman, this week’s reflections invite women to slow down and ask themselves: Am I giving and receiving love that looks like Jesus? For Get Them Home, the focus expands—how do we, as a community, reflect that same love to one another? Because the truth is, the world doesn’t need louder voices—it needs softer hearts.