August 20, 2026
Called Back to that First Love
I am a limited, partial, broken reflection of a love that is unlimited, impartial, whole. If I say, “I love you,” then what I am really saying is that we are communicating to each other in a broken and limited way a love that has no limit, that is not broken. You keep calling me back to that first divine love. I call you back to it. That is what marriage is about. That is what friendship is about. That is what community is about. In each case, we are calling each other back to that first love. We are saying to each other: “We are broken people. But we are embraced by one who says to us: “Do not be afraid, I have loved you first. And that is where you are secure.”
Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.
- 1 Thessalonians 2: 8
Reflection Question: What encouragement will you take from the reminder to be called back to that first divine love?
