In these few paragraphs we’ve read today we can see an example of how love expressers itself, or a kind of pattern for how we in the church should relate to one another. John said “Let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.” - 1 John 3:18. Loving isn’t always easy. But love demonstrates itself in sacrificial action. Taking time when you don’t have any, sharing from what little you have.
One of the advantages of having one another is that we can encourage one another. We ought to look for those who need our encouragement and offer a few minutes of listening and share a prayer together. Send a card, make a phone call or a visit. That’s the role all of us have—to give one another a push in the faith. As you encourage one another, work to be building the faith of others.
Prayer makes a difference in people’s lives. We should pray for one another, and even let one another know that we’re praying. If we cannot love one another, care for one another, or pray for one another as Christians then who can we do these things for?
