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Cover photo by\u00a0Zane Lee<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Text<\/h2>\n
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This is my command: Love each other.<\/em><\/p>\n

John 15:17<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Commentary<\/h2>\n

Jesus\u00a0commands<\/em>\u00a0love.\u00a0 \u00a0But Jesus\u00a0prays for<\/em>\u00a0unity.<\/p>\n

Jesus does not command unity.\u00a0 Whew!\u00a0 Who of us could obey?\u00a0 We cannot produce unity!\u00a0 Not any one of us, from the greatest to the least of men and women.\u00a0 Not even the smallest amount of unity \u2013 much less the unity of the Trinity.<\/p>\n

Unity comes from the Father.\u00a0 Jesus makes this clear in his teaching on marriage:\u00a0 \u201cTherefore what\u00a0God has joined together<\/em>, let no one separate.\u201d\u00a0 And in His prayer for us, he petitions the\u00a0Father<\/em>\u00a0for unity, which is only His to give:\u00a0 \u201cthat all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, who of us can love?\u00a0 Apparently, Jesus thinks, all of us!\u00a0 \u201cThis is my command:\u00a0 Love each other.\u201d\u00a0 None of us can be prevented from loving at any moment of our lives.\u00a0 It is our choice.<\/p>\n

Love is unilateral.\u00a0 I can choose to love, even when hated.\u00a0 Jesus shows us this way of living.<\/p>\n

Unity is not unilateral.\u00a0 I can do all in my power to achieve unity with another human being, but I cannot do the part that is in their power.\u00a0 That is up to them.\u00a0 And I cannot do the Father\u2019s part.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s join Jesus in petitioning the Father for the unity that comes only from Him.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s obey Jesus by loving, as best we can, at each moment of our lives.<\/p>\n

Reflection<\/h2>\n

I lay down any burden or sense of responsibility to produce unity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Action<\/h2>\n

I consider one relationship with one person today, and ask \u2013 \u201cHoly Spirit, how do I love this person?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Prayer<\/h2>\n
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\u201cNow may the Lord guide your hearts into the love of God and the patience of Christ.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

– The Apostle Paul (2 Thess 3:5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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