Reflection for February 2026
Love changes everything
‘Love, love changes
everything. Hands and faces, earth and sky.
Love, love changes everything. How you live and how do you die?
Love can make the summer fly. Or a night seem like a lifetime.
Yes, love, love changes everything. Now I tremble at your name.
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.
Love, love changes everything. Days are longer, words mean more.
Love, love changes everything. Pain is deeper than before.
Love will turn your world around. And that world will last forever.
Yes, love, love changes everything. Brings you glory, brings you shame.
Nothing in the world will ever be the same.’
Do you recognise this song? The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the lyrics written by Charles Har for the musical ‘Aspects of Love’. If you recognise it, it’s probably because Michael Ball took it to the UK charts.
February is known to be the month of love because of Valentine’s Day.
But does Love really change anything? I believe God’s love changes everything…
John 3:16 says For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Wow, that really did change everything. Nothing in the world was ever the same after this pouring out of love to us from God.
Because God loves us so much, his love also helps us to love others.
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John 13:34).
Loving others in the same way Jesus loved us is a difficult task. It’s made a little easier because God has filled our hearts with His love. God’s love changes us to become more loving people.
So, in this month of love, remember how much God loves you, and let’s share his love with others.
Val Martyn