What's Love Got To Do With It?
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
--Jesus
Love one another—a new commandment? Love was around for a long, long time before John took time to write these words he remembered from the lips of Jesus. We are aware that love has many definitions. Are there ways that you experience the words, “Just as I have loved you?” If there are, then you have an indication about ways that you can respond to others. Here is an example.
I have experienced “just as I have loved you” in a variety of crisis moments. Generally I feel a comforting assurance, reminding me that I am cared for while in the midst of my trauma. Because I have had a “just as I have loved you” encounter, I am empowered to offer a calm, comforting assurance to others as they deal with their stormy situations.
The month of love is here. May your caregiving be empowered because you can recall moments where you have felt “just as I have loved you."
Ben Keckler
02.05.08
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