In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.
In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.
No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. (1 John 4:9-12 NABRE)
The footnote to today's passage is a beautiful statement about the love God has for us and how we share it:
Love as we share in it testifies to the nature of God and to his presence in our lives. The revelation of the nature of God’s love is found in the free gift of his Son to us, so that we may share life with God and be delivered from our sins. The love we have for one another must be of the same sort: authentic, merciful; this unique Christian love is our proof that we know God and can “see” the invisible God.*
Lord, let me love authentically. Let me show mercy to others rather than judgment. May I share love that reminds us all that you are present in our lives today.
Today, I will recall how deeply the Lord loves us, and hope to share even a small portion of that love with those I encounter.
Saint John Neumann, American saint who took seriously our Lord’s words, “Go and teach all nations,” pray for us.
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