So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.
I experience this scripture differently since having a child last year.
I spend more time abiding in love, and my love for my child bubbles up and spills over into greater love for others.
My orientation to the world is more love-filled and less apathetic or estranged. I seek to engage with others more readily, particularly strangers.
My loving encounters with strangers often feel God-filled, and I am grateful for the way my heart has broken open after the birth of my son.
I see the world through love-tinted glasses, which leads to grace, connection, and healing, despite the pain, injustice, and violence that seems near constant in our world.
What a blessing it is to abide in love, and therefore to abide in God. It is so simple, and yet deeply counter-cultural to love and be loved.
How might you abide in love as you encounter a stranger today?
--Jenny Whitcher
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