July 14, 2026
Building a New Community
We can love others because the “I” in our innermost self has heard the first love – which is God’s unconditional, unlimited love. When we come together in relationships, we recognize that others are also loved with the first love. The first love incarnates in different ways in every person and calls us together to build a new home, a new community, a new dwelling place for God in this world.
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- Matthew 5: 46 - 48
Reflection Question: When have you been surprised by your connection to someone very different than yourself because of an awareness of God’s deep love for both of you?
