We continue in the 14th chapter of John where Jesus is at table with them for the Last Supper. Judas has already left to betray our Lord, and Jesus goes on to speak to them of the love that He has for them, and how they are to live out their lives out of love for Him once He leaves them after His death and resurrection.
In this time with the apostles, our Lord is teaching them to have Him as the center of their lives. He informs them, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him." (John 14:23) What a beautiful way to live out our lives: knowing that we who love Jesus, the Father in turn will love us.
Jesus would go on to say comforting words, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid." (John 14:27)
We live in a world with problems: hatred, anger, hostility, war, racism. That's along with the problems we may face in our family lives with the problems associated with family arguments and misunderstandings.
Jesus is calling all of us to have Him at the center of who we are and to bring His love to this world full of hatred and violence, and to our family life full of misunderstanding. Once we have accepted Jesus into our lives and try to live according to His love, and to share that love with others, we will then bring the Love of the Lord to a world that desperately needs it.
In whatever situation you find yourself, bring the Love of Jesus with you and show His love to those in your life.
Above all else, to bring & share the love of JESUS to all we meet in every situation is our main reason for living! And we can do this because God loves us & has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us (Roman's 5:5)
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