A moment of innocence turned into flames that tried to silence me. What should have destroyed me instead became the beginning of a different story, one of preservation, courage, and grace. The scar I once hid slowly became a symbol of who I was becoming. If you’ve ever wondered how God can transform what was meant for harm, this is the story behind the woman I am today.

In a world loud with opinion but quiet in compassion, this reflection reimagines Paul’s timeless message on love for our digital age. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 13, it explores what love is not: not egotistical, not controlling, not performative, not disposable, reminding us that real love still protects, trusts, hopes, and perseveres. It speaks to a generation fluent in connection but starving for tenderness, calling us back to love as both truth and discipline, the greatest

Over the last couple of months, I’ve found myself drawn again and again to the scriptures on love. Not just the poetic lines we quote at weddings or the tender language that speaks to both the romantic and the empath in me, but the deeper heartbeat of the gospel. This is the reason Jesus reduced the commandments to just two: Love God. Love your neighbour. That simplicity struck a chord in me. The Struggle with Love Recently, I felt my own love growing tired. The weight of lif