Sharing Love at Christmas

Christmas reminds us of the most important gift of all; God’s love and our love for each other. Did you know that we each experience love in a different way? The 5 Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman explores the different ways that people give and receive love. This is applicable to our relationships with our children, spouses, family members, and friends. They usually have a primary love language and if we know what it is then we are more likely to be successful in communicating our love for them!
 
The love languages fall into 5 categories: 
Love languages categories
 

Try this:  

1.Take the Love Language Quiz as a family (there is one each for Children, Teens, Singles and Couples) 

https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/ 

2.Create a “7 Days of Christmas Cheer” Love Calendar for the week with an activity to support each of the Love Languages for example: 

Monday: Send an encouraging text or mail a heart-felt card (Words of Affirmation) 

Tuesday: Bake Christmas cookies with your child or teen (Quality Time) 

Wednesday: Shovel the snow for your neighbour (Acts of Service) 

Thursday: Give someone in your family (bubble) a warm hug (Physical Touch) 

Friday: Surprise your friend with a porch package drop off (Gifts) 

Saturday and Sunday repeat the Love Languages you like best with new activities! 

 

 Ask Yourself, there is no wrong answer 

Does your primary love language seem correct to you? 

How can you communicate to your loved ones differently now knowing their primary love language? 

 

Connecting to Our Faith 

The greatest Commandment: Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:36-40) 

What is love? Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)  

Let us pray: God of love. Help us to love with all our heart, soul, and mind in all that we do. Let our love be your light in this world.  

 

Further Learning and Resources: 

https://www.5lovelanguages.com/book/the-5-love-languages-of-children/ 

https://www.5lovelanguages.com/book/the-5-love-languages-of-teenagers-2/ 

https://www.5lovelanguages.com/book/the-5-love-languages/