“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7 (ESV)
Jesus came to us with a completely radical perspective; He told us to love one another. In this bold statement from his first Epistle, John reminds us that when we allow love for others to flow from our hearts, we connect with our Heavenly Father in a very powerful way.
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I just read a blog post on this very subject today and did post to my feed if you want to look it up. It talks about what the world would look like if we truly did love one another and treat them as we wish to be treated.
Beautiful reflection, Phil!
Blessings!
It’s that simple golden rule. If only it were that simple…
It is so like God too… asking us to do something like “love one another” which often is very hard… something that takes His guidance and strength for us to follow through with. How I need Him! Blessings Phil!
Jesus we are to love God with everything in us and love each other as ourselves. I want to fulfill this command by loving like crazy!
Many blessings!