Sovereign Love: A Valentine Reflection
Valentine’s Day is often reduced to romance, performance, or public display. For me, it represents something deeper: alignment, sovereignty, and sacred partnership rooted in God. I was 16years young when I first debated on Gods love & human love at school, & made my first valentines gift, handmade rock carving. I was coming of age, & I was not allowed to talk about boys, dating, sex or what my body was going through with my mother, as it was an insult to her & disrespect to be challenged, questioned & talked to like a friend. So I chose God, mothers in my school, friends circle, Oprah, nature, books & my own spirit's choice. My fathers on the other hand, negotiated, protected, guided, loved, nurtured, advised, met and would listen to my endless curiosity like best friends. So it was God, me, my father, and then men, in that order. Love, in its highest form, is not dependency. It is an expansion. It does not complete a woman. It reveals the strength she h...
