ACTS 8:1B-8

There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him. Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the Church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment. Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word. Thus Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing. For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured. There was great joy in that city.

JOHN 6:35-40

Jesus said to the crowds, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day."

How can we doubt Jesus’ love for us? Has anyone else died for us? If we were really so hopeless that Jesus could not or would not save us, the cross would never have happened. The Gospel story would be radically different. It would be the story of a lesser love, the story about God saving a chosen few perhaps through some lesser sacrifice instead of the cross. It is the cross that clearly proclaims God’s universal and unconditional love for us and for all humanity.

Jesus loves us without limits in spite of our failings. Do we put limits on our love when we are tired or not feeling well, telling ourselves that it is okay to be impatient if we are tired? Do we self-righteously criticize others for their little failings while excusing the big failings we have? Each day, let us foresee where we will be most challenged in loving and make the resolution to love without limits in that moment.

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Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.

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