Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.  (Jn 15:12)

In today’s gospel, Jesus commands us to love one another as he has loved us.  Jesus is calling us to a different kind of love.  He is not talking about romantic love but a sacrificial love.  A kind of love where we are willing to “lay down one’s life for a friend” as he did.  He is talking about a kind of love where we freely choose “to will the good of another”. 

When we experience God’s love for us, the joy of being loved leads us to want to respond in love.  How are you sharing God’s love with others today?

Happy Easter

 

Deacon Joe Trevino

St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church

Houston, TX