If we continue to love through those bad times, and to see it through to the end without compromising love or truth, then we too will experience a new and unexpected beginning, light at the end of the tunnel - resurrection in all its glory. Love is the golden thread running all through the story of God's dealings with his people. But from the beginning until the end of the story of Jesus, love shines out. We see it in many and varied ways, some of them much less obvious than others. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends.
It's the most important Christian characteristic that can develop within us and is the basis of all God's dealings with us. As we move from Candlemas towards Lent and Easter, we'll see love in many different forms, most of them much harder to cope with than the form of love shown at Christmas. But God is love, so if we want to meet with God, we need to learn how to handle all kinds of love. And then, eventually, we shall see him face to face. If you like this sermon, Tell a Friend About This Site Visit our English country benefice of six villages in the heart of the beautiful Norfolk countryside.