"I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:34-36
Some of you may remember the Beatles song "All You Need Is Love." Love, love, love... Is that all we need? The truth is that we do need love. But, we do not need the kind of love that says I'm with you today and tomorrow when you really need love, I will be gone. Genuine love provides for more than just one's emotional needs. Love is great; but, when someone is left hungry or without shelter or heat where is the love? When we love one another, we will strive to make sure that all of our neighbors' needs for daily life are met. We will not let them go hungry, or without shelter, or without warmth, or without any of the necessities to sustain physical life.
Jesus had just humbly knelt to wash the feet of his beloved disciples; Judas had just left to betray the one who loved him; when Jesus gave the command to love another even as he loved them. Love, in this sense, is not just a noun. It is a verb. We are to humble ourselves and to actively love and show care and concern for the people around us; indeed, even around the whole world, even as Jesus went forth and died for the world.
This is his commandment: that we are to love one another.
God's Peace - Pr. J
No comments:
Post a Comment