Everyone wants to be loved and cared for. We are all engineered for love, created by Love. We were not made to be ‘islands unto ourselves.’ We are made to connect, love, and embrace each other. New York Times physician and author Dean Ornish, M.D., writes, “I am not aware of any other factor in medicine that has a greater impact on our survival than the healing power of love and intimacy. Not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery.”

Last week I was sitting in a hospital imaging lab waiting room. A woman in a wheelchair sat next to me with her care taker. I kindly smiled and looked into her eyes, seeing loneliness and fear. I said a silent prayer to God to make His love known to her to ease her pain. I noticed her demeaner relaxed, and I knew that was love in action.

If you are experiencing struggles this Christmas, say a silent prayer to be held in the arms of love. Then feel that love embrace you, a love so big, so bright it brings tears to your eyes. That is His love in action. We were created in the power of love, to be love, to share love, to spread love. Happy Holidays to you, however you celebrate this season of love.