Love deeply

““But here at this table, sitting among us as a friend, is the man who will betray me. For it has been determined that the Son of Man must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.” The disciples began to ask each other which of them would ever do such a thing. Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them.”Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭21‬-‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Here, at a time of Jesus’ grief over what was before Him the disciples are trying to discover who would betray Him and straight away who was the greatest. What a disappointment!

Jesus was alone in His agony and grief. His disciples could not comprehend what was about to happen. They were caught in petty arguments. This would be like us calling a friend who is suffering and in moments begin talking about our own petty annoyances with siblings. Our friend who endure us but would despair of our selfishness.

Scripture tells us to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice. We are to share each other’s burdens. We have the ability to bring love and peace into a given situation. Let us love deeply as people need our love. Let us bring Jesus into every circumstance. Amen!