Friday, October 23, 1998
Friday, October 23, 1998
Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. (John 13:34
NRSV)
Here is a Mom who had a most revealing experience on her birthday. Her two children ordered
her to stay in bed. She lay there looking forward to being brought her breakfast, as the inviting
smell of bacon floated up from the kitchen. At last the children called her downstairs. She found
them sitting at the table, each with a large plate of bacon and eggs. "As a birthday surprise," one
explained, "We've cooked our own breakfast."
That says bundles, doesn't it? Who in this world does more for us than our Mom? And who is
taken for granted more than our Mom? We are called to love and honor our mothers just like
everyone else.
Our text for the day comes while Jesus is looking to the cross. There he will glorify God by his
perfect obedience to God's plan. Now he is calling his disciples to perfect obedience as well. What
is this perfect obedience to which he calls them? Jesus said, "I give you a new commandment, that
you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this
everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to slow down and appreciate my loved ones. Amen.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA