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"Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love." (1 John 4:7-8)
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us.” (1 John 18-19)
Commentary
God is love. How easily we say it; how often we hear it. How do we penetrate a phrase that is, in so many ways, a cliché? St. John reaches out to guide us toward a greater understanding of and openness to that love.
John tells us that the origin of all love is in God and that human love is a reflection of God’s love. He assures us that God’s love is a creative force, a love which has called into being all of creation—each one of us! We are invited to receive and to return love.
God’s love is…
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