Prayer Tip--Love Boldly
Daily Scripture
Acts 2:42 (CEB), John 13:34-35 (NRSV) and Ephesians 5:2 (CEB)
The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Live your life with love, following the example of Christ, who loved us and gave himself for us.
Daily Reflection & Prayer
God loves you. God loves me. God loves the whole world.
We know this as an indisputable Sunday School truth. Yet we often think of love as a feeling. The love Jesus modeled for us was always an action.
I work with the United Women in Faith here at Resurrection, and their motto captures this beautifully: “Love in action.”
This is what God showed us through Jesus—he gave his life so that we might know God. Love in action.
We see that same active love in Jesus’ care for the marginalized and forgotten of the first century. Love in action.
And the way Jesus loved others then is our model for how we love others now in the twenty-first century. Love in action.
In fact, it’s this active, sacrificial love that marks someone as a follower of Jesus.
Take a moment to think about a situation in your life where you’re struggling to love someone the way Jesus calls us to love. What might you do today to take one small step toward putting your love into action for that person?
Prayer
God,
You are good and loving.
Thank you for the love you’ve shown me.
Thank you for all that Jesus has done for me.
Help me to love others the way you love me.
Move me beyond good thoughts and warm feelings.
Transform my good intentions into love in action.
By your grace, may your love flow through me to transform the world.
Let it be so. Amen.
GPS Insights
David Anderser
This week's prayer tip is by David Andersen, who serves as the Leadership Development and Mentoring Ministry Program Director for all Resurrection locations. He is a life-long Kansas City native. He’s been married over 30 years and has two adult sons. He loves composing music, learning new things, writing, running, and creating spaces where people can encounter God.
