John 15:15-17
15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not
know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything
that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and
so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other.
Reflection: Our scripture
today comes right after yesterday’s scripture. Yesterday, Jesus began by laying
the foundation for the link between the love he will show us by laying down his
life for us and our need to obey his commands. This lays the ground work for
what we as the church should be about. We are called by the love of God in
Jesus Christ to follow his commands and love one another. And this relationship
allows us to bear fruit that will last. What do you think the relationship is
between our obedience and God using us to bear fruit? What does this look like
in our church?
