Joy Fulfilled in Love

 

Celebrating God Called to Praise God Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)    The Joy of Worship John 15:9-17 New International Version 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other. For Reflection The basis for our faith practices is not doctrine or ritual. Instead, our faith practices are grounded in the love of God. Thus, we mirror the bestowal of love that Jesus demonstrated, a humble, compassionate, caring for each other. Pray Pray for the wisdom to meet the challenge of Christ. Pray and listen for the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Forward to a friend