As we heard during the first reading at Mass today in celebration of the feast day of Saint John the Apostle, Saint John heard Jesus with his own ears, saw Him with his own eyes, and touched Him with his own hands.* Saint John himself experienced Jesus, the Son of God.
God is love.** Saint John welcomed the love that is God. Saint John felt this love, and thus felt joy. He shared with us this love and this joy, so that our joy may be complete.***
When we open our hearts to Jesus, we welcome love into our hearts. As we obediently submit and do whatever Jesus tells us to do,**** we love God with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul, and with all our strength.***** When we love no matter what the cost, we love others just as Jesus has loved us.****** As we love our neighbor as ourselves******* and thus do the will of God, joy abounds in our souls and overflows to others.
I have sought to share with you how I have encountered Jesus in the impoverished people around me.******** I have aimed to share with you the love I have been given, and the joy I have felt. May your joy be complete.
* 1 John 1:1
** 1 John 4:8,16
*** 1 John 1:4
**** John 2:5
***** Deuteronomy 6:5; Deuteronomy 10:12; Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27
****** John 13:34
******* Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14
******** Matthew 25:40,45
God is love.** Saint John welcomed the love that is God. Saint John felt this love, and thus felt joy. He shared with us this love and this joy, so that our joy may be complete.***
When we open our hearts to Jesus, we welcome love into our hearts. As we obediently submit and do whatever Jesus tells us to do,**** we love God with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul, and with all our strength.***** When we love no matter what the cost, we love others just as Jesus has loved us.****** As we love our neighbor as ourselves******* and thus do the will of God, joy abounds in our souls and overflows to others.
I have sought to share with you how I have encountered Jesus in the impoverished people around me.******** I have aimed to share with you the love I have been given, and the joy I have felt. May your joy be complete.
* 1 John 1:1
** 1 John 4:8,16
*** 1 John 1:4
**** John 2:5
***** Deuteronomy 6:5; Deuteronomy 10:12; Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27
****** John 13:34
******* Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14
******** Matthew 25:40,45
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