Living in Love

... Perhaps what John was saying amounted to something different. He was not talking about setting up idols, but rather about holding as precious the love that we have and are able to give. Every little bit helps. And every time we act in love we are acting out the reality of God. This is a hopeful thing. We do not have to rely on idols. Every time we show love to each other. Every time we act in love. Writing letters to the government in protest, giving a listening ear to a friend or lover, we are living in God.

We live in a century which has about it some of the darkest, most destructive and cruel aspects of all centuries since the dawn of humanity. In this time we are called as witnesses to that love which is the ultimate power of being. It undercuts theological arrogance as a well as pious isolation. It is more than justice and it is greater than faith and hope. It is the presence of God. For God is love. And in every moment of genuine love we are dwelling in God and God in us.