A – AFFECTION

“Love each other with genuine affection and take delight in honoring each other.” – Roman 12:10 (NLV)

In his book The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis wrote about four types of love published in 1960. One of these loves is Affection (storge).

Affection is the most encompassing love that conveys being safe and comfortable. We can feel affection in various ways, from memories of familiar sounds and smells.

We can feel affection for another person from memories. Also, we can feel affection with familiar sounds, such as the pitter-patter of children’s feet on Christmas morning.

We can feel affection from comforting smells such as freshly baked cookies.

Affection becomes a part of the relationship. C.S. Lewis states this is the most common love we experience in our day-to-day lives.

Question: How can you encourage families and couples to reflect on memories in their relationship that gives Affection for one another?

Resource

Lewis, C. S. (1960). The Four Loves. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P