Loving Lightly

Perhaps it's the close proximity to Valentine's Day that this thought is thrust to the front of my mind, but lately I have been so disgusted with the current definition of love. I have a hard time distinguishing the lines between the love that we are to exhibit as Christians and the romantic love that we have for an individual as it applies to when we say it. I feel as though the word is used to liberally, but on the other hand, being a Christian requires us to love liberally....does it not? Upon thinking further I have come to a satisfying conclusion, at least for myself, that the fault does not lie with the word being applied too liberally but the problem lies with the meaning. The word has honestly almost become a joke in my mind. It has taken on such a fleeting meaningless definition that I feel like to describe what love truly means (or should mean) I need another word because love no longer seems strong enough. Maybe I require too much out of the word, but I get so disappointed when people use the word like it's a catch phrase. They say I love you today, but tomorrow the love is gone. Why is it no longer undying? Why is it that something happens that is disagreeable people are willing to ditch the sentiment that once was so strong as if it never meant anything to them at all? Selfless love is no longer the trend. I have often heard people refer to a particular divorce as "ugly", but when have you ever heard anyone say it was easy? or pretty? How can a couple who once professed to be "in love" go at each other throats; being perfectly content to leave the other destitute? In Anneland when you say love, you mean it.