God is Love
“But if you love those who
love you, what credit is that
to you? For even sinners
love those who love them.”
(Luke 6:32)
God created us in His
image. The Lord set Himself
as a vivid example for us
to follow. While our Lord
God and
Savior
J e s u s
Christ
was
on
the cross,
His first
w o r d s of His love for mankind.
He is the savior who came
to save everyone even His
adversaries and persecutors.
His love for them was way
greater than their hostility
towards Him.
Our holy fathers followed
the Lord’s example of loving
demonstrated
practically
how to love our adversaries.
The Lord Jesus Christ
mentioned
those
who
were crucifying Him before
mentioning Virgin Mary and
Saint John the beloved. The
Lord Jesus asked forgiveness
to His persecutors because everyone. They followed
His commandments that
is written in the holy book.
In the lives of the martyrs,
who
endured
flogging,
imprisonment, and death,
they loved those who
persecuted them and asked
the Lord to forgive them.
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Their eyes were fixed on the
Lord and His kingdom.
The virtue of love is very
important we need to teach,
live, and experience in our
homes and church. We need
to be moved by Christ, to
love one another in the midst
of pain and anger. As hatred
m a y
appear to
spread,
may our
actions
be guided
by
the
w o rd s
of
our
Savior
a b o u t
loving
o n e
another
as
the
Almighty loved us. We need
to spend time reading the
Word of God diligently and
carefully. May the Lord
Jesus make us willing to
share the healing power of
love to whoever deals with
us. Amen