We were reminded last week in the passage from the First Letter of John that “God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.”
The love that the Father has for us is made known in his Son, Jesus Christ. Receiving this love, we are invited and called to live in the life of love.
The reading continues today: “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.” Jesus shows us this love in his words and actions. He is love. This love is poured into us through the sacraments. In baptism we are united with Christ and, as St. Paul reminds us, we have become adopted children of God. Through union with Christ we enter into the dynamic mystery of love.