Day 38: Overflowing Love:
"I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other." —John 13:34
Anderson's lesson today focuses on the incredible love that Jesus has for us. "Jesus loved us so much that he was willing to sacrifice his life for us. Are we willing to do the same for others?"
Anderson admits that "[w]e all know people who make this command seem nearly impossible to fulfill. Yet, Jesus must believe it is possible for us to love others as he did—or he never would have told us to do so." Anderson suggests that when we feel that we are not loving others as Jesus did, we should stop and "remember the quality of God's love" for us, His patience and kindness and how willing [He] is to love us even when we are not ready to receive it. When we get "irritated, angry, or just forgetful, when [we] think more of [ourselves] than [we] think of the people around [us]," we need to "stop and reflect on how much God loves [us]."
It just reminds me yet again of Psalm 46:10: "Be still and know that I am God."
It's a simple lesson, but hard to practice when there is so much evil and injustice in the world. I can go on and on, but in the end it will not do much good to do so. Instead, I am going to focus on love and remember that I am no better.
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