Love, The way to Joy

John 15:9-12 - Quote from Jesus

As the Father loves me, so I also love you.  Remain in my love.  If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.  I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.  This is my commandment:  love one another as I love you.
 
If we want to know how to have joy and happiness in this life, we just need to learn how to love like God loves us.  Often times God shows His love to us through others and in turn God shows His love to others through us.  When we cooperate with God’s plan in this way, we truly can realize the joy and happiness we were created to possess. 

Let us spend a little quiet time each day and think about how we can live this commandment, loving others as God loves them and as God loves each of us.  In this way we can find the joy that the world could never give and the joy that no one can take from us.

Lord, give us the Grace to love as You love.  Amen