Thursday after Epiphany

Thursday after Epiphany

We continue hearing St. John's explanation of God is love in his first letter.  Today the focus is on how we are to love those around us just as God loves us.  In fact, it is impossible to love God if we do not love our neighbors.  So, exactly how are we to love?  We are to love like Christ did.  It isn't that we have to die a horrific death on a cross like  Jesus did.  We are simply called to love.  Christ quotes Isaiah today and describes people like the poor and captives and the blind who he will help with his ministry.  These are people who one might expect have been forsaken by God, but here is God offering to help them and to die for them.  We are called to love as well.  Loving isn't always easy, but we can always ask for the grace to help us.