Scripture: John 13:34
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.
Thought for the Day: We show love when it is not easy or comfortable because the very character of love is sacrificial. Love is not easy, though our culture pretends it is. We picture it as romance where a couple dances through a field of daisies hand-in-hand. This is not the love of scripture. Love is a constant challenge, and this is demonstrated in the number of times Jesus had to remind his disciples to love one another. For the last few weeks, we have been looking at the concept of love – the importance of loving self and working on showing respect. As we move closer to Holy Week and the cross, we will begin looking more closely at the sacrificial demands that love puts on us. It is hard to look at the life and death of Jesus, and then pretend that it is going to be easy. It requires practice and patience; it requires discipline and determination. Yet in the end, the choice to love – even when it demands sacrifice – is the most life-giving experience known to the human soul.
Prayer: Make me a willing follower of Jesus and his love. Teach me, O God of Heaven and Earth, to love others as Jesus did. It is both my desire and my challenge. Amen.
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