Photo by Maureen Kennedy Macel
Think of the people you love deeply; the people who are your very heart.
Now, imagine that you die.
The love you have for your loved ones doesn't end. During your time on earth, your love was poured out onto others. It overflowed from your heart. It became real in your words and actions. It was sent out into the world. Your love outlives you, and it is enough to completely wrap your loved ones in your love for the rest of their lives and for all time.
Today I was praying for peace in the world. I see there is goodness, but I am so disheartened by evil, even though I know that where sin is, grace abounds all the more (Romans 5:20).
So, I prayed that the world would be filled with God’s love. And then I realized… The love that God has for each of us was poured into the world through Jesus’ life and death on a cross. The love of Jesus still envelops the entire world, and is enough love to fill us completely and last for all time. And God is generous! He continues to share his life and his love with us! Humanity just needs to open our hearts to it.
Come Holy Spirit, let us open ourselves to this love and live by it.
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