Another Valentine's Day Story

By Johnny Angel

Valentine was a priest in the early centuries of Christianity, when the practicers of Christ's teachings were branded 'traitors' to the pagan gods and cruelly persecuted for their beliefs. One day, Valentine was discovered praising God and teaching young Romans about Him. He was immediately arrested and imprisoned, never to again step outside free.

Seperated from his aging mother and sisters, he prayed to God that he might find a way to send them a message, to let them know that he was alright. He opened his eyes and saw a flower with large heart-shaped petals. Thanking God for the blessing, he took some of the petals and wrote messages upon them, telling his family that he was alive and that God would protect them as long as he couldn't be there. A dove came to the window of his cell to carry the messages away, and so were the first Valentine letters delivered.

N Prayer,
Johnny <*}}}><