Fruit that will last
Friendship is a beautiful
thing, where people share their dreams and hopes, their desires, plans and
worries. It is an intimate relationship.
What does it mean for you today to hear that Jesus is calling you his
friend? That you are loved by him? These are questions worth thinking about. He
is telling us these things so that we may also go and love others and share
this joy with them. To abide in Jesus we are called to live out the love that
he has taught us, the love that he shares with the Father, the love that he has
shared with us. This love brings great joy and demands that we share it with
others.
This love that he speaks
about is no ordinary love, it is agape
love, that is, unconditional love, regardless of who you are, where you are
from or what your circumstances might be. It is the love we, as Christian
communities, are called to share. It is the greatest commandment of all. If the
world is wondering what God is like, our Christian communities are called to be
witnesses to that love. It should be so recognisable from the ‘outside’ that
people should be able to say, look at them Christians loving everyone. It is a
radical love, one that does not judge or condemn, a love that is inclusive of
all. Is it recognisable in our own Christian communities?
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