As Christian women, using the Bible is the only way we will ever be able to quiet the noise and chaos around us and within us. Whatever you're dreading about this season, give it over to the Lord. What is that one thing that has ‘‘snuck up on you’’ yet again?

I struggle to feel the relentless love of God. When I look at my life, I often feel like the love I receive from God, relents. In thinking about the theme for this issue, I knew I did not know what it was to be loved relentlessly. Not for lack of relentless love being offered, but for lack of understanding of how to respond to a love I’m not sure I feel.

God keeps all of creation in His care in the unforgiving venue of winter. Just as Jesus was divinely protected until the appointed time of His sacrifice, as seen in John 7:30, so too are the creatures of the earth held within the sustaining hand of the Creator. The Psalms echo this theme—Psalm 104, for example, vividly describes how God provides food, shelter, and seasons for every living thing. Even in times of scarcity, there is a rhythm of divine provision and preservation

Pause with me to imagine that first Christmas night. Shepherds startled in the fields by angels declaring peace on earth. A baby, sleeping quietly, carrying the weight of God’s promise never to stop pursuing us. Joseph and Mary wondering at God's redirection of their lives.

1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love. John 3:16 says that God so loved us that He sent His only Son to grant eternal life to whoever believes in Him. Christ’s love for us led Him to the cross to die for us. In a world where our human understanding of love is blurry, how do we extend that relentless love that Jesus has for us? Here are 7 Ways to Love like Jesus: