Daily Scripture Reflection & Prayer: May 5, 2024

Date:   6th Sunday of Easter

Scripture Text:  1 John 4:7-10

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.

Breaking the text open – background and summary:

The second reading for today comes from the 1st Letter of John, known as the Letter of Love. John urges readers to love one another because love is the surest sign of our relationship with our LORD who is love itself. John reminds us of the LORD’s love for us, sending His Son to give His life so that we might have life.

Meditating on the text with personal questions:

Is love the rightful compass for my life and choices?

Praying:

LORD, You know us better than we know ourselves. You know our thoughts before we can articulate them. You know our desire to love You with all our being, but You also know our failures and our struggles. Send the Spirit to stir within us so as to increase our love and strengthen our resolve to become the daughters and sons You created us to be and the disciples Christ calls us to be. Grant that love may be our guide always and everywhere, seeking to live fully our love for You and our love for all our sisters and brothers. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.