Love

Anyone who’s been out shopping in the last week will have found it impossible to miss the displays of chocolates, flowers and cards to be purchased and sent out as tokens of love, as we approach St Valentine’s Day on February 14. In Wales, many will have already celebrated St. Dwynwen’s Day on January 25. Both Valentine and Dwynwen are patron saints of lovers, and both dates are traditionally seen as opportunities to celebrate romantic love. Some dismiss the commerciality of the celebrations, and others take the opportunity to celebrate all loving relationships in their lives, including children and friends. Love is a central tenet in the Christian faith, with Jesus proclaiming the Great Commandment about loving God and loving our neighbour. ‘Love’ is so engrained in our everyday vocabulary but, what is love, and why is it so hard to define? How is it embodied in our lives today? And how hard is it to follow that Great Commandment, to love our neighbour – is it actually possible? Joining Rosa Hunt to discuss all this are:

Rev. John-Edward Funnell, Pastor of Noddfa Church, Abersychan;

Sr Teresa White, a retired teacher, member of the congregation of the Faithful Companions of Jesus, based in Poplar, East London;

And Rev. Delyth Liddell, a Methodist Minister and Coordinating Chaplain at Cardiff University.