...not as though I were writing you

       a new commandment,

but the one we have had

                      from the beginning--

that we love one another.

                  2 John 1. 5

(What is the will of God in this?

How do we approach

     this volatile situation,

     this impossible person,

     these hard circumstances

         beyond our understanding?

Love one another.

As simple as that,

    as sacrificing as that.

--our approach, our focus,

           our response,

by how we are known

    because of Who we know.

Bring the love of Jesus

                    to this.)

O LORD,

May Your love be evident

    in all that we are

    and all that we do.

Help us to love others

                  in real time

   because we love You.

Empower us

          to practice Your grace

   until Your heart becomes ours,

and that loving others

      is no longer a sacrifice

      but a joy.