John, in his Gospel, is clear that love and peace are the hallmarks of
those who follow Jesus. Are they seen in
us when others look to see what we are like, who it is whom we represent? Jesus clearly promises his presence and the
presence of the Spirit to those who keep his commandments to love and serve one
another. This love isn’t a feeling. It’s a ‘doing’. It is love in action. It’s love that you can look and see. But let’s take Jesus at his word – if we love
and serve each other, then he promises to be right here with us. As one commentator puts it: “the peace of God
is the confidence that God is God and neither our gains nor our losses are
ultimate.” The way in which we describe
what it feels like to have this continuing presence of God is in the word
‘peace’.
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