"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with word or tongue but with actions and in truth." 1 John 3:16-18
Lord, I have a confession. I'm a selfish girl from a selfish culture. I find myself reading passages like this and all I want to do is skip over them. I want to ignore the higher calling and the nobler purpose. I would like to believe that your death was something that I should deeply internalize without letting it spill over into my everyday life. It would be so much easier that way. Less pain. Less heartache. But you gave up your life so that I would know what love is. Therefore, change my will to follow in your footsteps, to give of myself so that those around me will know what true love is.
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