Loving one another
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12)
Recently, in a popular newspaper column, a well-known visual artist was asked: “Is there any belief that you have been liberated from?” She answered that, although she had been raised an atheist and now considers herself an agnostic, when she witnessed the dynamics of love and unity amongst Christians, she began to question her unbelief. She realized that there is something transcendent about love.
One of the single most powerful means that we have for mirroring God to others is our example of love, kindness, and genuine concern for others. How many times has someone seen Christians showing God’s love and care to others in some palpable way and thought, “Perhaps this God they talk about is true after all, and this Jesus they worship is the real thing.”
In this world of division and political strife, where trust in our fellow man appears to be at a low ebb, what a powerful witness it can be for people to see Christians supporting someone in need or accompanying a lonely one, abstaining from criticizing and tearing others down, and being kind, considerate, generous, compassionate, and respectful with one another.
God’s love is powerful, and loving actions can melt even the hardest hearts. We express God’s love through our actions. So, by loving one another we are letting Jesus speak and shine through us. [1]
The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. - William Wordsworth
[1] Activated Loving One Another, the Key
