Love: power to change the world - Church of the Resurrection

Daily Scripture

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

4 Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant, 5 it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints, 6 it isn’t happy with injustice, but it is happy with the truth. 7 Love puts up with all things, trusts in all things, hopes for all things, endures all things.

Reflection Questions

Last fall, as election season was peaking, Resurrection members joined in a “Love your neighbor” campaign to express the kind of life to which these verses called God’s people. Maybe that idea sounded “soft” to you, less impactful than campaigns that focus on what’s wrong with different sets of ideas or people. If so, let Bishop Michael Curry (who preached at Resurrection last October) suggest a different perspective. “Someone once said that Jesus began the most revolutionary movement in all of human history; a movement grounded in the unconditional love of God for the world; a movement mandating people to live that love, and in so doing to change not only their lives but the very life of the world itself. I’m talking about power. Real power. Power to change the world.”* You say you want to change the world? Then join in loving your neighbor with Jesus' love!

• In which (if any) of your day-to-day relationships are you able to readily and easily live out most of the qualities of love Paul listed? In which relationships do you struggle to show these qualities, even with gritted teeth? How can God’s love help you to grow in your capacity to love more naturally? Paul also said love does not boast, and is not self-seeking. Have you ever wished that other people would envy something about you or your life? Might a desire to produce envy in others ever tempt you to boast? As you compare Jesus' positive impact on our world over the last 2,000 years with the sad legacy of all the violent, revenge-driven tyrants who’ve tried to build empires, can you more clearly understand Bishop Curry’s words about love’s “power to change the world”?

Prayer

Lord Jesus, give me clarity about my daily need for your forgiving, empowering grace to nurture and grow me. And grow me into a person who makes forgiving and loving a rhythm of my life. Amen.

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* Curry, Bishop Michael. The Power of Love (pp. 9-10). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

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