1 John 4:12 … Love perfected within (06/12/17)
“If we Love one another, God lives in us,
and His Love is perfected in us.”
~ unknown (1 John 4:12)
Actually, God (or “the Divine”, or “the Source”, or “the Prime Mover”, or “the Logos” — a la John 1:1-8+16) lives in us whether we choose to Love others or not (see John 10:34, John 14:20-26, John 15:26, Acts 17:28, 1 Corinthians 3:16, Ephesians 2:22, Hebrews 3:6, 2 Timothy 1:4 et al) …
And actually, God’s Love (which is actually our Love) is only perfected in us when we exude that perfect Love perfectly to others (see Matthew 7:21-24, Matthew 13:1-23, Matthew 16:24, Luke 10:29-37, John 13:15-17, 1 John 3:18 et al) …
And actually, truly “perfect Love” is always the Love most difficult to give – the Love that gives when we are poor (see Luke 21:1-4) and the Love that detaches from all possessions & all ease & all comfort when we are wealthy (see Matthew 19:11) … It is the Love that gives to others even when sad or persecuted or lonely (see Matthew 5:3-11), and it is the Love that gives to our direst enemies (see Matthew 5:43-48) as freely as to the downtrodden in our midst (see Matthew 25:35-40).
Amen … Let it be so, actually.
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