LOVE ONE ANOTHER...

[Read:  John 13-14]

Jesus made it so simple!  He summed it up  in one sentence:  "...love one another AS I have loved you...".  [John 13:35]  Simple to say....hard to do!!!  However, He commanded us to do it.  No longer do we have to adhere to "The Law" (The 10 Commandments)--along with the some 800 additions the religious leaders have attached to them....no, just this ONE commandment!  So what does this ONE commandment really mean...what is it saying...how do we do it?

Love is not only a noun ("The Lord" is a personal noun)--it's also a verb; and, a verb requires action!  Jesus demonstrated love every day of His life!  That's the answer, folks....we're to love one another daily in our actions and in our words.

Okay, you argue--"I can't perform miracles!"  Maybe not BIG ones; however, little acts of kindness can miraculously heal the wounds and pain that we all experience.  Examples:  Lonliness, neglect, hunger, abandonment....we can affirm others, accept others, listen to the hearts of others, just show-up at a shut-in's home or a nursing home; sit by the bedside of the sick, go to the side of an abused woman, resue a lost soul, embrace a sick child, share a cup of coffee with a neighbor or co-worker, etc.  The ways are endless!!!

By a kind word, a small deed,  or a warm touch, you can express His kind-of-love towards someone who needs it today.

Jesus expanded on this idea of loving one another as He loved us in 2 parts:  First--love God with your whole heart, mind, soul, and body; and secondly, your neighbor as yourself!  So, who is your neighbor?  Those you run across today--at home, at work, in the mall, the neighbor next door--or whomsoever!!!

Remember.....GOD IS LOVE---LOVE IS A VERB--A VERB REQUIRES ACTION!

(Have a blessed day today by blessing someone!)