Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you that you prayed for us in the upper room. Thank you that you came to reveal to us the heart and love of the Father. Help us to know that love deeply. And then help us to love others, as we ourselves have been loved. Amen.
Scripture: John 17:20-26
Journal: What are the scriptures saying to you today?
Reflection: “I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.” (John 17:26)
Jesus came to reveal the heart of God.
And he could only do that because he knew the heart of God
himself—intimately. In fact, he and the
Father were one. They were of one
heart. That is the kind of knowing that ministry must flow out
of. That is the kind of love and
intimacy out of which mission was designed to be born. How can you make someone known, if you do not
know them yourself? How can you possibly
love others with the love of God, if you have never experience that love
yourself? Unless you know yourself as
beloved, you can never hope to lead others into a deep knowledge of their own
belovedness. “We love because he first
loved us.” (1 John 4:19)
Prayer
Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, never let us run to the world before we have run to you. For we can only love others to the extent that we have experienced your divine love. Amen.
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