Love
- Bailey Maholm
- Jun 20, 2018
- 3 min read
Day 21- Love
The day has finally arrived.
It took me (well) over a year to finish a 21 day challenge, but gosh darn it I’m gunna finish it.
Love.
Probably THE most complex and loaded word in the English language.
Love.
I struggled with how I wanted to word this post, and what I wanted to communicate through it because there are SO many different ways we could try to describe and unpack LOVE. I have written and re-written this post for LITERAL months.
But I know what I want to do now- what I’ve been avoiding on my blog for the past year.
Been too afraid to approach.
Been too nervous that I would be looked at differently, or that the number of people who read this little thing would instantly decline, or that I would be judged to the point of no return.
But I’m absolutely tired of hiding from the most important thing in my life- Jesus Christ.
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit.
Listen up folks- God is Love.
I tried so hard to keep God out of the conversation on this blog over the course of this year.
"Why? Why would you do that when so many people know how integral your Catholic faith is to your life? When people already know that God is something you value? When you know for yourself how ridiculously important God is to your DAILY life?"
All questions I asked myself while taking a look back on this year.
If I did mention God in post it was usually as an afterthought, a glimpse into something small that in reality, was so much larger than the insignificant glance I gave it.
For some reason I think I assumed that the moment I started including God in my blog posts, people would stop reading them. I guess I thought that people would stop caring about the words I had to share and the things I had to say.
How utterly ridiculous is that?
God gave me the words that come out of my mouth every day.
God gave me the ability to put the thoughts that come into my head, and put them down on this virtual paper.
God, my good good Father, has given me LIFE and given me LOVE.
Boom.
I'm done hiding from my Catholicism.
I've spent the past FOUR YEARS hiding from my Catholicism and wearing it like some sort of ratty cloak of shame.
My faith is not a cloak of shame, it is a glorious robe of royalty that the King of Heaven and Earth has given me to wear that I am so excited to put on with humility and reverence.
In my prayer recently I have been laser focused on the idea of love, and how we love, and how vital it is to share that love with others.
This year, or this school year rather, I have decided to dedicate to love.
In partnership with my Father in Haven I have concluded that:
This is the year of love.
The year of charity.
The year of unashamedly flaunting the incredible love that Christ Jesus displayed for us on the Cross when he died for us, and the wicked cool love that he gives us every. single. day. in every. breath. we take.
My brothers and sisters I'm not only pumped to write without the fear of mentioning God, but I'm excited to share that with you.
To share that love with you.
With Love Always,
Bailey
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