In deed and truth

 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. – 1 John 3.18

 

Saying ‘I love you’ is a wonderful thing. But love is more that words. Love is manifested in our deeds and in the reality of how our love plays out.

Now it’s easy for us in our comfort to say ‘I would gladly die for my friend,’ and maybe we would be. How much love do we show though in our daily life by our actions with each other?

 

True love is only seen in what we do. It is seen in our deeds and our actions. It is seen preferring others about ourselves. It may well involve sacrifices in our part to show our love for others.

 

Let your love be seen.

 

How?

 

Like they say often it is the little things that matter. The big deeds can be easy because they are obvious. It’s the small acts of love that we can forget about. Its the church family rallying around when a new baby is born. Its middle of the night airports runs. It’s driving into Dublin traffic to get a friend to an appointment. It’s letting someone else have the last piece of pizza.

 

Let’s practice loving in the little ways, in deed and in truth.