Category Archives: Encouragement

John 13:34 (NRSV) I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

Run after the hurting, go after the broken, the addicted, those that have messed up, that society has written off. Go after them with love, with mercy, with the goodness of God. – Joel Osteen

Father, as we move through our day help us to extend love to those we encounter who try our patience and make it hard to love them; the clerk at the store who is slowly checking out the person ahead … Continue reading →

James 2:8 (NASB) If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself, You are doing right.”

Love means to love that which is unlovable, or it is no virtue at all; forgiving means to pardon that which is unpardonable, or it is no virtue at all. – G. K Chesterton

Father, we cannot begin to imagine the depth of your love for us. Help us to grasp what it means to love others with that same depth. Amen.

Galatians 5:14 (NASB) For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. – Mother Teresa

Father, giving our love to others is important in showing our love for you. If people see us continually loving others in all circumstances they will look deeper to see Who lies behind our love. Help us to love you … Continue reading →

Romans 13:10 (NASB) Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.