2 John 4-9 / 17:26-37
There is one thing about life that can unsettle us.
And that is change. Change can disrupt our routines and schedules.
But change is inevitable, and it happens in fashion, styles, language, etc.
While change can be for the better, it may not be necessarily so.
In the 1st reading, the author says that there is no new commandment but the one which we were given from at the beginning.
And that commandment is as simple and understandable as it can be, and that is: let us love one another.
But the author of the 1st reading also warns of the many deceivers who would try to distract us from that fundamental commandment of love.
These deceivers would deviate from the commandment of love and introduce new ideas and thinking, which would contradict and change God’s commandment of love.
And in the gospel, Jesus also warns of distractions that make us lose focus on God’s commandment of love.
So in the midst of changes in lifestyle, in ideas and in practices, let us keep focused on God’s commandment of love.
God’s love for us will not change because it is an everlasting love.
May God’s love change us to make us love others as God loves us.