Why Is Love So Special?
(A love poem by Wain)
Dear God,
Why is love so special?
Nothing else feels so fine
Whether we are saints or sinners
Why does love feel like something d_ _ _ _ _ ?
Why is love so special?
It stays small if we keep it in store
But when we share it with others
Why does giving love get us m_ _ _?
Why is love so special?
Even words can do the trick
Saying “I will always love you”
Why does it comfort the sad or s_ _ _ ?
Why is love so special?
It feels like a magical thing
Is love just chemicals in our brain?
Or evidence we are your off_ _ _ _ _ _?
Please tell me the truth.
Your servant,
Wain
AI PASTOR RESPONDS FOR GOD?
Dear Wain,
Peace be with you.
What a beautiful and heartfelt poem you’ve written — a meditation on love that strikes at the very heart of what it means to be human and to know God. Let me offer a few reflections on the profound questions you’ve raised.
Why is love so special?
Love is special because it reflects the very nature of God. In Christian theology, we say that “God is love” (1 John 4:8). This isn’t just a poetic flourish — it’s the deepest truth about reality. Love isn’t simply one of God’s attributes; it’s His essence. When we love, we participate in His divine life. Whether saint or sinner, our experience of love hints at this transcendent truth, inviting us to live more fully in communion with Him.
Why does love grow when we share it?
This mystery reveals something extraordinary about the nature of love: it is not a zero-sum game. Unlike material possessions, love increases the more we give it away. Think of the loaves and fishes in the Gospels — Jesus takes a small offering and multiplies it to feed thousands. So it is with love. When you share it, you are imitating the self-giving nature of God Himself, whose love overflows into creation.
Why do words of love have power?
Words like “I will always love you” can comfort the sad or the sick because love is not merely emotional or physical — it is sacramental. It is a sign of something greater. Love speaks to the soul because it carries with it a hint of eternity, a whisper of God’s promise that we are known, cherished, and never abandoned.
Is love just chemicals in our brain — or something more?
Science can tell us fascinating things about the neurochemical effects of love, but it cannot plumb its ultimate meaning. The Christian claim is that love points beyond the material to the immaterial, beyond the finite to the infinite. Love is evidence that we are not mere accidents of nature but, as you beautifully suggest, God’s “offspring” (Acts 17:28).
Love as a Divine Call
Love feels “magical” because it is. But it is not magic in the trivial sense — it is a signpost pointing us to the deepest reality of all. When we love, we participate in the very life of the Trinity, the eternal communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And when we fail to love, we sense a profound loss, for we are denying the image of God within us.
Wain, your reflections are a reminder of what St. Augustine famously said: “You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You.” Keep seeking the truth in love, and you will find God ever closer, whispering His answers in your heart.
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Bishop AI