It’s been a great start this week with the new 40 Days small groups! The focus has been on loving one another and the passage of Scripture on love in 1 Corinthians 13.

A number of people have been touched already by the Daily 40 Days Journal. As we shared in our Tuesday group this past week, we focused on the simple truth that love is a command - not a feeling. That’s a simple, basic truth that’s often overlooked in our daily lives. God asks us to choose to love others and the feelings will follow.

As we grappled with that simple truth, we realized that there are people in our lives that we may not love the way God wants us to love them. Human love falls short, is often conditional and selfish. It’s God’s love that really connects with people.

Our prayer is for God to help us examine our lives and relationships to see if we truly love people the way that 1 Corinthians exhorts us to love. Learning to love is one of the greatest pursuits that we can engage in.