“Our society has programmed us to see love as transactional. ‘Scratch my back, and I will scratch yours.’ But Jesus’ command to love one another as He has loved us is to follow his example of grace in the giving of his life on the cross for all the world. The call is to sacrifice for others fully with no consideration of what you will get in return.”

#Sacrifice #AgapeLove #BrotherGiveUsAWord #Episcopal #Monastics #SSJE #Jesus #Crucifixion #Resurrection #WayOfTheCross

https://www.ssje.org/2022/05/15/what-is-love-br-jim-woodrum/

“Jesus’ own path shows us that death leads to life, and sacrifice leads to freedom, and that in the end, love always triumphs. We are not a people without hope. On the contrary, our hope is in the God who overcame death and the grave. This mystery lies at the heart of what we believe, and therefore we will not fear to count the cost and to lay aside all to follow him.”

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https://www.ssje.org/2015/11/04/difficult-words-for-disciples-br-david-vryhof/

“How do we not only live, but live fully, expansively, eternally? We follow the way of the cross: the way down into the crisis, the dark cave, the cold tomb that holds the truth we tremble to name; the love that leads us through to the other side; the story that sets us free.”

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https://www.ssje.org/2022/04/05/the-poison-contains-the-medicine-br-keith-nelson/