Spring Devotional Series: Walk in Love - Loving God, Loving Others
Each spring and autumn, we host a themed three-mile walk around the Ridgewood Reservoir. This spring, we are digging into the theme of what it looks like to walk in love. Specifically, loving God and loving others. Join us each week for an uplifting devotional written by one of our sisters from Hesed.
This Week's Devotional
A Life of Love: Reflecting God’s Heart
"By this, all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." – John 13:35
Loving God and loving others lie at the very core of our faith. Yet, in the busyness of life, it is easy to lose sight of what this truly means. How do we actively live out this commandment in a way that is both practical and deeply meaningful?
Maria Espinal-Lebron
Previous Devotionals
“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:37-40, NIV)
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People I have counseled over the years have asked this question many times. They have said things like,
“But you don’t know what they did to me”
"How can I forgive my husband who cheated?"
"How should I forgive someone who murdered my loved one”?
When I was 12 years old my parents separated. When I was 13, my father told me he was moving to Florida the day before he moved. When I was 17 he officially divorced my mother. From ages 13-17 my father mostly engaged me in conversations trying to get information about my mother.