Written by Ken Boa, a contemporary author and theologian.
We either love or hate. There is no middle ground. And the reason is simple: love is not about our feelings or attitudes, it’s about our actions. To determine if we love, all we need to do is to look at our response to people in need around us. If we help them, we love them; if we don’t, we hate them and according to John are no different from murderers. Another way of putting this is that love pursues our neighbor’s good. At its most basic level, this means caring for their physical needs… Jesus himself tells us that he will judge our attitude toward him by how we deal with the needs of those around us… So it is critical that we care for our neighbor’s physical needs. But at the same time, if we have a proper biblical worldview, we will understand that this world is a testing ground preparing us for eternity. This means this world is important but is not ultimately important. So if we are seeking our neighbors’ highest good, we have to meet their needs in this world but also help them prepare for the next.
Prayer:
Today’s prayer is from the Gelasian Sacramentary, a book of Christian liturgy, which is the oldest western liturgical book that has survived. The book is linked to Pope Gelasius I. It was compiled near Paris around 750.
O God, you have made all those who are born again in Christ to be your chosen people, royal priesthood and holy nation. Grant us both the will and the power to do what you command, that your people who are called to eternal life may have the same faith in their hearts and the same devotion in their actions; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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