Reflections 4/10/2020: “Love, AS I have loved you!” Yikers! That means sacrificially. Selflessly. Completely. “Till death do us part” kind of love. It’s one thing to command that of us. It’s another thing to live (and die) that out in a pristine example of what You called us to do. 🎶 “Your love ran red and my sins washed white!” 🎶 Good Friday. Good for us. Bad for You. Hebrews digs deep to ferret out Your secret power to face the cross. “Who for the JOY set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame.” WE were that joy! You had US in mind as You hung there in sin-swathed shame, buying us out of slavery to sin, and into freedom to come into Your holy Presence… forever! Thank You!!!! How crazy is it that we bring You such joy! May the joy You bring us spark a love so deep in us that we find it easy to fulfill Your command to….“ Love AS I have loved you!”