I got to thinking...what is love anyway? It's a lovely, warm song, but what kind of love is Jackie singing about? In the 60's sex was often the equivalent of love. And, actually, in Webster's Dictionary, the third definition for love is, "An intense attraction to another person based mainly on sexual desire."

We'd like to focus on the definition in our scripture verse today, "The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life - only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord." John 10:17-18

If you're not sure how to "love" someone (not all of us have been taught how), you don't have to start by laying down your life. A great way to begin showing your love for your spouse is to do something of your own accord. Not waiting for your spouse to ask you to do something. It's the little things that mean a lot.

One day at work I was having a particularly stressful day. I was feeling quite alone in my troubles. Suddenly, out of my hundreds of mailnotes on my computer I saw a familiar name. I clicked on it. It was from my husband. It simply said, "I love you." In that moment, it was a light that dispelled the darkness. I was strengthened. I was reassured. I was "in love" with him all over again.

One night, my husband was going to be home very late. I knew he would be hungry and tired. I planned our dinner so it would be ready when he got home and I changed the sheets on the bed. Who doesn't like sinking into a fresh bed when they're tired and weary? He thanked me twice. That night and the next day.

Loving isn't hard. We just have to learn how. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, shows us how. And maybe that's what Jackie meant when she said, "Lord, we don't need another mountain." We need to start with the little things.

Why not take a few moments to talk with each other about what "little things" you can do for each other to make life sweet?

By the way, in Webster's Dictionary, God's love for us and our love for God is definition number 8!