Wednesday, May 10, 2023

5th Week of Easter, Thursday, 11-05-2023

Acts 15:7-21 / John 15:9-11

To fall in love is essentially an emotional experience.

And the word “love” is often used casually as we hear phrases like “I love this” or “I love that” or “I love that person”.

Regardless of whether it is an infatuation, falling in love is an emotional experience.

Falling in love is an emotion, but staying in love is a decision.

And often, it is easier to fall in love than to stay in love.

In the gospel, Jesus tells us that just as the Father loves Him, He too loves us.

And He tells us to remain in His love.

So Jesus loves us and He has made an eternal decision to love us always.

On our part, we have to make the decision to love Jesus and to remain in His love.

To remain in His love is to be faithful to Him always. 

When that is our decision, then we will fall deeper and deeper into His love.