A Prayer About Love

A prayer about Love

When I want to learn what it means to love my neighbor

Lord Jesus,

You tell me through your Word, in Luke 10:27, that the greatest commandment is to love you with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength. The second greatest is to love my neighbor as myself. That command shows how well you know me. You know that my first instinct is always to take care of myself. Meeting others’ needs in the same way I meet my own is a radical change in thinking, and to do it I have to combat my natural instincts. I can’t do that on my own. I need your transforming power to help me care deeply for others. May I remember that every time I show love to others, I am fulfilling your command and demonstrating your compassion.

[Jesus said,] “I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:34-35