Love one another - (John 15:12)
Because I know that God loves me, I pass on that love to all mankind
Because I know that God loves me, I pass on that love to all mankind
This text is a short and entirely unequivocal directive, yet one that is by no means easy to follow.
Everyone in the course of his daily round meets all sorts of people; some he instantly likes, to some he is wholly indifferent, others he cordially detests. Some, out of the kindness of their hearts, go out of their way to help him and to promote his welfare; others seem to take a delight in obstructing him and even undermining him. His reactions to these various types cannot be identical. Some are bound to be positive - grateful and appreciative, others negative - embittered and resentful, but the command does not discriminate. What, then, is the average man to do?
Quite simply he is to realise that there is an enormous difference between human affection and spiritual love: the one follows upon individual choice, the other responds to the risen awareness that knows that all men are one and that "ye owe no man anything but love."
The Path of Truth Mar/Apr 2010, p. 104.
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