Loving Others
Today’s Bible Verse:
John. 15:12 ESV
(Jesus said) “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”
Earlier this week, I attended a meeting where the group members were unhappy. It seemed that whoever spoke complained about the job someone else was doing. Feeling fatigued and worn out, I raised my hand to speak.
“Do you know what is one of my favorite bible verses,” I asked. Capturing the group's attention since it wasn’t a religious gathering, I told them, “John 15:12. "‘This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.’”
We all remember this blessed verse, which is the cornerstone of our sanctified lives. Showing love to others is a command of our Lord Jesus Christ. As His brothers and sisters, we should do our best to listen and love others as Jesus has loved us.
PRAYERS
Keep in Your Prayers:
Those struggling to make ends meet.
All people dealing with cancer
Those who reject Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
A Prayer for Today:
As You have loved us, heavenly Father, give me the strength and compassion to love others. In Your Son’s name, Jesus Christ, I pray.. Amen.
Luther’s Morning Prayer:
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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