There is no fear in love. —1 John 4:18
Sullivan Ballou realized the peril he faced in the looming clash, so he wrote a poignant letter to his wife. In part he said, “If I do not return, my dear Sarah, never forget how much I loved you, nor that when my last breath escapes me on the battlefield, it will whisper your name.”Men, more than women, often find it difficult to express deep emotions. They may squelch the impulse to put their tenderest feelings into words.
This Father’s Day, many men will receive expressions of love, but they may have trouble voicing their love in return. Yet nothing is more masculine than to express love to our loved ones. That’s true not only for fathers but for all of us. We can bestow no gift more precious to those who are wrapped up with us in the bundle of life.
“There is no fear in love,” wrote the apostle John, “but perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4:18). So let us boldly declare our love, not only for our loved ones but for the One who gave His life for us.
This Father’s Day, emulate that courageous fallen Civil War hero and give voice to your love. —Vernon C Grounds
For Fathers:
Jot a note to someone you love,
and express your love in your message.
Set aside a day for your children this week.
You can never express your love too often.
1990年，美國播出一部有關南北戰爭的電視紀錄片，吸引了很多觀眾。
其中一段專門講述一個名叫蘇利文．貝魯的士兵寫的一封信，
這位士兵死於布爾溪戰役（Bull Run）。
他感覺到他將面臨一場生死之役，就給妻子寫了一封感人肺腑的信。
其中有幾句話是：
「我親愛的莎拉，如果我沒有回來，永遠不要忘記我多麼愛妳，也不要忘了，我在戰場上只要還有最後一口氣，我也會呼喚妳的名字。」
“If I do not return, my dear Sarah, never forget how much I loved you, nor that when my last breath escapes me on the battlefield, it will whisper your name.”
男人往往比女人更不易表露深沉的情感，他們會壓抑著衝動，
不願將細膩的情感付諸筆端或言談。
使徒約翰寫道：「愛裏沒有懼怕；愛既完全，就把懼怕除去」
（約翰一書4章18節）。所以，讓我們大膽地說出我們的愛，
不僅向我們所愛的人，也向為我們捨命的耶穌。
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