God’s mission is always that which leads to greater love for Him, ourselves, and others. But knowing how to love as God wants us to love is not so simple as it sounds. I have often said that we sometimes we like to complicate things that are really quite simple, and sometimes we simplify that which is really quite complicated.
For example, when we try to complicate God, He reminds us to keep it simple — God is love (1 John 4:16). Then when we contemplate Jesus on the cross, we realize that love is not that simple after all. God’s love, especially as revealed to us in Jesus, is something that we can never fully comprehend. It’s a mystery that is so rich in meaning for us and for whom God wants us to be. We must draw very near to the Holy Spirit and pray for the grace to understand and try to imitate this amazing, inspiring, and (as today’s song describes it) reckless love.
Today, reflect on the ways that God has revealed what love is to us — from His birth in a lowly barn to His death on a cross. Talk with God about how Jesus’ life reveals who God is, what love means, and how radically He calls us to love.
Pray the Advent Prayer.
Click the video below to listen to today’s song for reflection.
Prayerfully read 1 John 4:7-8, 1 John 4:16, and Mark 12:30-31 AND/OR you may choose to pray with the second video below. (1 Corinthians 13).
You may choose to read this added reflection now or sometime today: How Well Did You Love?
Pray for the grace of loving as God loves.
Song: Reckless Love
1 Corinthians 13