Tuesday, March 24

Beloved, let us Love one another; for Love is of God, and he who Loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not Love does not know God; for God is Love. (RSV)

1 John 4:7-8

Love is All We Need

During the Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation on January 18, 2015 the message was delivered by The Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, Director of PC(USA) office of Public Witness, Washington D.C. Dr. Nelson gave a passionate message on Love that struck a chord with me.

One of Webster’s definition of Love is: “a deep and tender feeling of affection for or devotion to a person or persons.” This is only one definition, there are many more along this line. We can show Love in a kind word, a kind gesture, seeing the best in a person, giving support in a difficult time.
Love is a positive, caring feeling. Love is a gift from God. It is the only gift that costs us nothing but can make all the difference in a person’s life. Love can be as simple as: making a meal for someone, giving items we no longer need to someone who can use them, going out of our comfort zone to help someone we do not know very well, but needs someone to care. Love can be challenging and difficult. With a Loving heart, God can use us.

God calls us to be Loving: using our hands to help someone up, using our feet to walk with them through a difficult time, using our mouths to speak kind words, to let them know they are not alone, and using our ears to LISTEN and hear what they are saying. Love is all we need and sometimes it’s the only salve to heal wounds so deep nothing else will do.

Heavenly Father, Help us to be instruments of your Love today. Help us to share the Love you give us to a world of confusion. Help us to be more Loving in our thoughts and deeds to everyone we meet. In Jesus Christ, your Loving Son Amen.

Kathleen Sleder