Fifth Monday of Easter

“Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.”

God wants to make our hearts His dwelling place. Just like the manger Jesus was born into, we are seemingly unworthy of such a great honor. However, as Jesus tells us when we keep his word we are beloved by God and it is that love which draws God to us and makes our humble hearts worthy to receive Him. It is a grace for us to be given the strength and perseverance to keep the Living Word of God alive within us. We should be ever grateful for this gift because without it we would be hollow people of the world rather than hallowed followers of Christ. So when we feel alone or unworthy, we should remember God is with us as long as we do the best we can to know, love, and serve Him and He makes us worthy through His Love, which more than makes up what is lacking in the imperfect mangers of our hearts.

In what ways do we keep God’s Word? In what ways do we fail to keep it? How do we prepare ourselves to be dwelling places for the Lord?

O Lord, we want to keep your word and become dwelling places for you.

Amen.