Evening: Psalms 116, 121; John 14:1-16
Last week I was wondering what it means to love Jesus, this mysterious, perplexing and enchanting figure from 2,000 years ago? What makes sense for me, I said, is that to love Jesus means to love what he stands for. What Jesus stands for invariably gladdens my heart – Love, Justice, Courage, Compassion, Strength, Understanding, the list is long. So when Jesus says, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments,” could it mean that by loving what he stands for, I myself might also become loving, just, courageous, compassionate, strong and understanding? That is my prayer.
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