United Methodist Church Of Westlake Village

Send us a textThe bright spot in our Lenten journey through Les Misérables has arrived as we explore God's gift of love through the romantic relationship between Cosette and Marius. Their love story unfolds against a backdrop of revolution and upheaval, offering a glimpse of hope amid darkness.Victor Hugo's masterpiece reveals multiple dimensions of love throughout its narrative. We witness romantic love between young Cosette and Marius, familial love through Fantine's ultimate sacrifice for her daughter, and agape love (godly, selfless love) when Jean Valjean rescues Marius from the barricade despite his personal desire to keep Cosette for himself. What's remarkable is how these seemingly different expressions of love share a common foundation.Turning to 1 Corinthians 13, we discover Paul's powerful message to an overconfident Corinthian church. His profound contrasts cut through spiritual pride: speaking in angelic tongues without love makes one merely "a noisy gong"; unde