Day 15

Love does no harm. (Romans 13:8-10)  Love fulfills the Law.  Love overcomes violence.  All you need is love.  We hear that message so frequently–in music, in books, in sermons–and it sounds so simple.  But we obviously haven’t gotten it.  And it isn’t as simple as it sounds.  We are embedded in systems that constantly do harm to others–promoting short term gain over long-term sustainability.  We live in anxiety and act out of self-interest over community health and well-being.  Most of us don’t consider consequences.  We are happy to be ignorant.  But is it hopeless?  If we believe in the resurrection, we cannot give in to despair.  If we have received the Holy Spirit, a new way is possible.  We are a new creation in Christ.  Love is fruit–produced within us by the creative presence of the Spirit.  Fill me now!