The Character of Love

Posted on March 20, 2018May 17, 2018 by tclaytor

In our time of overwhelming media input, it’s easy to get confused about love. C.S. Lewis bemoaned the deficiencies of the English language with it’s single word for love, whereas the Greek language offers four separate words! We are fortunately gifted with the life of Christ and the beautiful words of Paul the apostle in 1 Corinthians 13 to help us, but sometimes what we grow familiar with no longer impacts us as it should. This is where the God-ordained power of story steps in to give us a new perspective. For this reason I am very grateful for Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. Set in post-revolutionary France, this story focuses on the tragic and beautiful life of Jean Valjean who fleshes out a picture of sacrificial and responsive love.

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Tatyana Claytor is primarily a lover of story and truth. As an English teacher, she is surrounded by the stories of the ages, but as a lover of God, she is enveloped in the Story beyond all ages. Her desire is to know the Author of this story as clearly as possible that she might help others see God’s truth in their lives and His plan in their stories. She currently lives in Cocoa, Florida with her three story-loving children and her husband, Lead minister. She has a Master’s degree in Education from Nova Southeastern University and a Master’s degree in Professional Writing from Liberty University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate from University of Central Florida in Rhetoric and Composition in the Texts and Technology services. View all posts by tclaytor

2 thoughts on “The Character of Love”

mphadventuregirl March 20, 201812:30 pm Reply

I love Les Misérables: both book and musical. Jean Valjean came out of prison as an angry and hateful man, but when the bishop showed him mercy and forgiveness, he became a compassionate and loving man. But it wasn’t until me adopted Cosette that he truly learned to love. Les Mis is a story of love, sacrifice, forgiveness, hope, compassion, humanity and redemption and those themes are what makes the heartbreaking story inspirational.

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1. tclaytor March 20, 201812:50 pm Reply
  
  Yes! I sobbed when I finished the book. I haven’t read anything else that has shown such a beautiful picture of love (besides the Bible, of course!).
  
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